US COVID-19 cases surpass 2.9 mln, deaths top 130,000: Johns Hopkins University

in the United States, the number of COVID-19 deaths topped 130,000 on Monday, reaching 130,248 as of 23:33 GMT, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. Over 2.9 million cases have been reported in the country, according to the CSSE.

The state of New York reported the most cases and the highest death toll in the country, standing at 397,649 and 32,219, respectively. Other states with over 100,000 cases include California, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Arizona, the CSSE data showed. According to the Texas Health and Human Services, there are 200,557 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in the state as of Monday. The death toll reached 2,655. in the U.S. state of Arizona, confirmed cases of COVID-19 exceeded 100,000 on Monday, with 3,352 new cases in 24 hours, the state's Department of Health Services said.