U.S. COVID-19 cases top 1.8 mln: Johns Hopkins University

Xinhua
02 Jun 2020, 09:20 GMT+10

A traffic policeman is seen on Times Square in New York City, the United States, May 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

The national death toll reached 105,003.

NEW YORK, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 1.8 million on Monday, reaching 1,808,291 as of 6:33 p.m. (2233 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Meanwhile, the national death toll reached 105,003, according to the tally.

New York remains the hardest-hit state with 371,711 cases and 29,833 fatalities. Other states with over 100,000 cases include New Jersey, Illinois, California and Massachusetts, the tally showed. ■

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