By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/u-s-coronavirus-cases-exceed-100000 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter U.S. coronavirus cases exceed 100,000 Health Mar 27, 2020 6:12 PM EDT NEW YORK — The United States has become the first country to exceed 100,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. The U.S. reached the grim milestone late Friday afternoon, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University. Deaths in the U.S. topped 1,500 on Friday. Globally, the count of people with the virus was nearing 600,000. Italy has the second-most cases with more than 86,000 and China is third with more than 81,000. Italy has the most deaths with 9,134. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
NEW YORK — The United States has become the first country to exceed 100,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. The U.S. reached the grim milestone late Friday afternoon, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University. Deaths in the U.S. topped 1,500 on Friday. Globally, the count of people with the virus was nearing 600,000. Italy has the second-most cases with more than 86,000 and China is third with more than 81,000. Italy has the most deaths with 9,134. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now