US hits 1,000,000 coronavirus diagnoses as 56,286 people die
The United States has topped 1 million positive coronavirus diagnoses as at least 56,286 have died from the virus.
America passed the million-mark for positive tests on Monday after the country announced over 13,281 new cases and 873 more deaths from the virus.
The country’s epicenter for the virus, New York, reported 337 new Covid-19 deaths on Monday and over 3,200 new cases of the virus, bringing the states total case count up to over 297,000 and the death toll above 22,600.
On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that a preliminary study suggested that nearly 15% of New Yorkers have had the virus after a survey tested 7,500 for Covid-19 antibodies. The infection rate appeared to be much higher in New York City which saw nearly 25% test positive for antibodies.
New Jersey has recorded the second-most number of cases in the country with over 111,000 and 6,044 deaths. Over the last 24-hours, the state saw 2,150 new positive tests and 106 new deaths.
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