U.S. COVID-19 cases top 2.58 mln, deaths exceed 126,000

in the United States, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 2.58 million as of Monday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the national death toll of COVID-19 rose to 126,123, according to the CSSE. The New York State reported 31,403 deaths. Other states with over 5,000 COVID-19 deaths include New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and California..