US COVID-19 cases exceed 3.4 mln: Johns Hopkins University

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 3.4 million on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

Meanwhile, the national death toll from the disease rose to 136,244, according to the CSSE. The country saw over 54,249 new cases and about 732 new deaths in the past 24 hours, data showed. New York state remains the hardest-hit with 403,175 cases and 32,408 fatalities. Other states with over 150,000 cases include California, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, and Illinois.