American flags at a COVID Memorial Project installation of 20,000 flags are shown on the National Mall as the United States crosses the 200,000 lives lost in the COVID-19 pandemic September 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. The flags are displayed on the grounds of the Washington Monument facing the White House. (Getty/Kyodo)

WASHINGTON - The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic exceeded 200,000 on Tuesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.