Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden Joe BidenJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Trump puts Supreme Court fight at center of Ohio rally Special counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report MORE will take part in a CNN town hall focusing on the coronavirus pandemic on Friday night, according to a network announcement.

The 60-minute town hall will "feature questions submitted by individuals living in some of the communities hit hardest by the coronavirus," per CNN.

Biden will join the event from his home studio in Delaware. It will be moderated by "AC 360" anchor Anderson Cooper.

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The former vice president's campaign has been mostly sidelined in recent weeks by the coronavirus pandemic, a development sparking anxiety among some Democrats.

President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE has seen his approval numbers rise during the crisis, with 60 percent of Americans approving his handling of the issue in a Gallup poll released earlier this week.

In a Monmouth University poll released on Tuesday, Biden still edges Trump in a general election match-up, 48 to 45 percent, which places the lead within the margin of error.

More than 1,000 deaths have been linked to coronavirus, with the U.S. recording more than 85,000 cases, according to a New York Times tracker.