It took four and a half months for the new coronavirus to hit 1 million confirmed cases — and two weeks to double that.
The United States surpassed China as the country with the most reported cases of the virus on March 26, though that comes with a caveat: Intelligence officials believeSpain, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom have all surpassed China as well, ranking second through sixth in global cases overall, behind the United States. The coronavirus is responsible for at least 128,000 confirmed deaths worldwide.
Of the more than 600,000 confirmed U.S. cases, roughly 20% ― or about 110,000 people ― are in New York City. The city has seen more than 7,600 deaths from the disease, while deaths in the broader United States exceed 26,000.What you need to know
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