Washington, August 30, 2020, SPA -- The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus rose by 1,006 to 182,149 people, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Sunday, reporting a total of 5,934,824 cases, an increase of 44,292 from its previous count. According to Reuters, the CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus, as of 4 p.m. ET on Aug. 29 versus its previous report a day earlier. --SPA 21:56 LOCAL TIME 18:56 GMT 0024 www.spa.gov.sa/w1400959