More than a quarter of a million people in America have now died from COVID-19, according to the latest data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday morning, at least 225,239 people had died of the virus, which is more deaths than any other country and constitutes 19.5% of global deaths. The number of reported COVID-19 infections globally has now topped 43 million, with 43,121,946. Of those, the U.S. again has the most reported cases, with 8,637,100, comprising 20% of the global total. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent forecast estimates there will be from 235,000 to 247,000 COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. by the week ending November 14.
The COVID Tracking Project’s daily update Sunday reported 1.1 million tests, 65,000 cases and 42,000 people currently hospitalized, with a Sunday death toll of 337. The U.S. on Sunday also set a new record for new cases averaged over a seven-day period, with 68,954. The previous high was 66,844, set on July 23.
Latest reported numbers globally per Johns Hopkins University
Global diagnosed cases: 43,121,946
Global deaths: 1,154,746. The United States has the most deaths of any single country, with 225,239.
Number of countries/regions: at least 189
Total patients recovered globally: 28,989,995
Latest reported numbers in the United States per Johns Hopkins University
There are at least 8,637,100 reported cases in 50 states + the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. This is more than in any other country.
U.S. deaths: at least 225,239. New York State has the greatest number of reported deaths in the U.S., with 33,422.
U.S. total patients recovered: 3,422,878
U.S. total people tested: 132,568,375
The greatest number of reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is in California, with 906,705 confirmed cases out of a total state population of 39.51 million. That ranks third in the world after Maharashtra, India, which has 1,645,020- reported cases, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, which has 1,001,980 reported cases.