Johns Hopkins University: Number of COVID-19 cases in US exceeds 40 million
September 7, 2021, 4:17 am

Johns Hopkins University: Number of COVID-19 cases in US exceeds 40 million

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The Xinhua reported according to data from the Johns Hopkins University, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 40 million on Monday.

The data showed, U.S. COVID-19 case count rose to 40,003,101, with a total of 648,935 deaths, as of 3:21 p.m. local time (1921 GMT).

California topped the state-level caseload list, with 4,421,247 cases.

Texas confirmed the second most cases of 3,706,980, followed by Florida with 3,352,451 cases, New York with 2,304,955 cases, and Illinois with more than 1.5 million cases.

According to the university's tally, other states with over 1 million cases include Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, New Jersey, Tennessee, Michigan and Arizona.

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According to the Xinhua news agency, the United States remains the nation worst hit by the pandemic, with the world's most cases and deaths, making up more than 18 percent of the global caseload and nearly 14 percent of the global deaths.

U.S. COVID-19 caseload reached 10 million on Nov. 9, 2020, crossed 20 million on Jan. 1, 2021, and exceeded 30 million on March 24.

Source: xinhua

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