Washington DC [USA], April 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus cases in the US has surpassed 850,000, Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center data revealed on Thursday (local time).The country now has registered 8,56,209 cases overall, according to the data, including 47,272 deaths.The US currently leads the world in the number of reported COVID-19 deaths and confirmed cases.There are more than 2.6 million COVID-19 cases around the world and more than 1,85,000 deaths, according to the data. (Sputnik/ANI)

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