New York remains the hardest-hit state.
NEW YORK, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States reached 1,100,197 as of 7:40 p.m. (2340 GMT) Friday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Meanwhile, the death toll from the disease in the country hit 64,789.
A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) pushes a wheelchair into Kings County Hospital in New York, the United States, on April 28, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)
New York remains the hardest-hit state, with 308,314 cases and 24,039 deaths, followed by New Jersey with 121,190 cases and 7,538 deaths. Other states with over 50,000 cases include Massachusetts, Illinois, and California, according to the CSSE. ■
