Number of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in US Tops 1.2mn

By Staff, Agencies

The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease [COVID-19] in the United States has surpassed 1.2 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. The US case tally stands at 1,204,479, with 71,070 deaths.

A total of 189,791 people have recovered from COVID-19 in the United States, according to the university.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 3.5 million, while more than 243,000 people have died from the disease, the World Health Organization [WHO] said on Tuesday.

According to the latest data provided by the organization, over the past 24 hours, more than 81,400 cases of the disease have been recorded globally, boosting the total number of those infected to 3,517,345.