COVID-19: United States becomes first country to surpass 1,00,000 cases

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United States has become the new epicenter for coronavirus outbreak.

The United States has become the new epicenter for coronavirus as confirmed cases here have surpassed 1 lakh mark with 104,142. In the last 24 hours, 16 new deaths have been reported in the country with an over all death toll settling at 1,696. Out of 104,142 so far in the US, 2,522 have recovered while there are 99,924 active cases. Globally, confirmed COVID-19 cases are nearing 6 lakh mark whereas over 27,000 have been reported till date. Meanwhile, COVID-19 confirmed cases in India has crossed 800-mark including 19 deaths. India is under a 21-day lockdown after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 urged people to stay indoors as it is the only way to contain the virus.

Meanwhile in US, New Orleans rushed to build a makeshift hospital in its convention center Friday as troubling new outbreaks bubbled in the United States, deaths surged in Italy and Spain and the world warily trudged through the pandemic that has sickened more than a half-million people. While New York remained the worst-hit city in the US, Americans braced for worsening conditions elsewhere, with worrisome infection numbers being reported in New Orleans, Chicago and Detroit.

In a reminder no one is immune to the new coronavirus, it pierced even the highest echelons of global power as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first leader of a major country to test positive. As the death toll continued to climb in France, health workers there received a huge show of gratitude — from the Eiffel Tower. “Merci,” French for ‘Thank you,” and “Stay at home” in English were emblazoned in lights at night on Paris’ world-famous landmark.

List of countries having over 1000 COVID-19 confirmed cases

Country, Other	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Total Recovered	Active Cases	Serious, Critical	Tot Cases/ 1M pop	Tot Deaths/ 1M pop
USA	104,142	+16	1,696		2,522	99,924	2,463	315	5
Italy	86,498		9,134		10,950	66,414	3,732	1,431	151
China	81,394	+54	3,295	+3	74,971	3,128	886	57	2
Spain	65,719		5,138		9,357	51,224	4,165	1,406	110
Germany	50,871		351		6,658	43,862	1,581	607	4
France	32,964		1,995		5,700	25,269	3,787	505	31
Iran	32,332		2,378		11,133	18,821	2,893	385	28
UK	14,543		759		135	13,649	163	214	11
Switzerland	12,928		231		1,530	11,167	203	1,494	27
S. Korea	9,478	+146	144	+5	4,811	4,523	59	185	3
Netherlands	8,603		546		3	8,054	761	502	32
Austria	7,697		58		225	7,414	128	855	6
Belgium	7,284		289		858	6,137	690	628	25
Turkey	5,698		92		42	5,564	241	68	1
Canada	4,757		55		354	4,348	120	126	1
Portugal	4,268		76		43	4,149	71	419	7
Norway	3,771		19		7	3,745	70	696	4
Australia	3,573	+195	13		170	3,390	23	140	0.5
Brazil	3,477	+60	93	+1	6	3,378	296	16	0.4
Sweden	3,069		105		16	2,948	214	304	10
Israel	3,035		12		79	2,944	49	351	1
Czechia	2,279		9		11	2,259	34	213	0.8
Malaysia	2,161		26		259	1,876	54	67	0.8
Ireland	2,121		22		5	2,094	59	430	4
Denmark	2,046		52		1	1,993	109	353	9
Ecuador	1,627		41		3	1,583	58	92	2
Chile	1,610		5		43	1,562	7	84	0.3
Luxembourg	1,605		15		40	1,550	25	2,564	24
Japan	1,499		49		372	1,078	56	12	0.4
Poland	1,389		16		7	1,366	3	37	0.4
Pakistan	1,373		11		23	1,339	7	6	0.05
Romania	1,292		26		115	1,151	32	67	1
South Africa	1,170		1		31	1,138	7	20	0.02
Thailand	1,136		5		97	1,034	11	16	0.07
Saudi Arabia	1,104		3		35	1,066	6	32	0.09
Indonesia	1,046		87		46	913		4	0.3
Finland	1,041		7		10	1,024	32	188	1
Russia	1,036		4		45	987	8	7	0.03