Sept 17 (Reuters) - U.S. CDC:

* U.S. CDC REPORTS TOTAL DEATHS OF 668,442 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS AS OF YESTERDAY VERSUS 666,440 IN PREVIOUS REPORT ON SEPT 16

* U.S. CDC REPORTS TOTAL NOVEL CORONAVIRUS CASES OF 41,754,903 AS OF YESTERDAY VERSUS 41,593,179 IN PREVIOUS REPORT ON SEPT 16