Washington, Apr 5 (UNI) The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has topped 300,000 , the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University said.
The fresh figure reached 300,915 with 8,162 deaths by 1540 hrs local time on Saturday, according to the CSSE.
The state of New York, which suffered the most in the country, recorded 113,806 cases and 3,565 fatalities.
Other states with over 10,000 cases include New Jersey, Michigan, California, Louisiana, Florida, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Globally, countries and regions have altogether recorded 1,181,825 cases and 63,902 deaths, while over 240,000 have recovered from the disease.
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