WASHINGTON, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The U.S. has now confirmed 939,249 cases of COVID-19 and at least 53,934 related deaths.
At least 22,009 of those COVID-19 deaths occurred in New York, 5,938 in New Jersey, 3,274 in Michigan, 2,730 in Massachusetts, 1,875 in Illinois and 1,698 related deaths reported in California.
The United States is by far the hardest-hit country in the global pandemic, in terms of both confirmed infections and deaths.
Worldwide, about 2.92 million cases have been reported and 203,545 related deaths, according to the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University. — NNN-AGENCIES