The United States remains one of the worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University, the tally has surpassed 4.9 million cases on Friday.
With the coronavirus pandemic entering its ninth month, over 19 million people have been infected with the disease till now. The global number of cases stood at 19,295,350 on Saturday, with the death toll at 719,830.
The United States, meanwhile, has reported the highest number of cases, with country’s case-load nearly touching five million. The US is followed by Brazil and India with 2,962,442 and 2,027,074 cases respectively.
The national death toll due to disease has reached 161,238 deaths, as of Friday.
The hardest-hit state by the virus is California with more than 542,00 cases, followed by Florida with 5,10,500 cases. s, Texas 484,400 cases and New York 419,642 cases, the tally showed.
Other states that have recorded more than 100,000 cases are Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Arizona, North Carolina, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Tennessee.
Even after the continuous surge in infections, big house parties, weddings, summer caps, concerts, and crowded bars and restaurants have not lost pace. Some Americans have resisted wearing masks and social distancing, calling the precaution an over-the-top response or a violation of their freedom. According to public health experts, such behaviour has racked up more confirmed coronavirus deaths in the US as compared to other countries.
