Total novel coronavirus cases in the United States eclipsed 29 million on Monday, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.
The United States’ 29,030,476 cumulative cases still represent roughly one-quarter of the more than 117 million global cases. Meanwhile, virus-related deaths nationwide increased to 525,541, representing roughly 20% of the nearly 2.6 million global COVID-19 fatalities recorded to date.
Per the latest figures:
• California has confirmed more than 3.6 million cumulative cases, resulting in more than 54,000 deaths;
• Texas has confirmed nearly 2.7 million cases, resulting in more than 45,000 deaths;
• Florida has confirmed nearly 2 million cases, resulting in nearly 32,000 deaths;
• New York has confirmed more than 1.7 million cases, resulting in more than 48,000 deaths;
• Illinois has confirmed nearly 1.2 million cases, resulting in more than 23,000 deaths; and
• Georgia has confirmed more than 1 million cases, resulting in nearly 18,000 deaths.
Thirteen other states have reported at least half a million cases, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona, New Jersey, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Virginia, South Carolina and Alabama. Meanwhile, another 11 states have reported fewer than half a million cases but more than 324,000 cases, including Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Maryland, Utah, Washington, Iowa and Arkansas.
Click here to see CNN’s complete state-by-state tracker.
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