The number of coronavirus infections in the US has now crossed 1 million, one-third of the global count which is at 3 million. Over 58,000 people have already died in the US, making the toll greater than what America saw in the Vietnam War. Over 2,000 people have died every day on an average in the US. In the last 24 hours, 2,200 people have died, said the Johns Hopkins University tally. The number of known U.S. coronavirus infections has doubled over the past 18 days to more than 1 million. The actual count is believed to be higher, with state public health officials cautioning that shortages of trained workers and materials have limited testing capacity, leaving many infections unrecorded. About 30% of American cases have occurred in New York state, the epicenter of the US outbreak, followed by New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, California, Pennsylvania and Michigan. An influential University of Washington research model often cited by White House officials and public health officials revised its projected US coronavirus death toll upwards on Tuesday to more than 74,000 by Aug. 4, against its previous forecast of 67,000.

The number of coronavirus infections in the US has now crossed 1 million, one-third of the global count which is at 3 million. Over 58,000 people have already died in the US, making the toll greater than what America saw in the Vietnam War. Over 2,000 people have died every day on an average in the US. In the last 24 hours, 2,200 people have died, said the Johns Hopkins University tally. The number of known U.S. coronavirus infections has doubled over the past 18 days to more than 1 million. The actual count is believed to be higher, with state public health officials cautioning that shortages of trained workers and materials have limited testing capacity, leaving many infections unrecorded. About 30% of American cases have occurred in New York state, the epicenter of the US outbreak, followed by New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, California, Pennsylvania and Michigan. An influential University of Washington research model often cited by White House officials and public health officials revised its projected US coronavirus death toll upwards on Tuesday to more than 74,000 by Aug. 4, against its previous forecast of 67,000.