Texas [US], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Texas has become the first US state to reach a milestone of over a million coronavirus cases, Johns Hopkins University data showed on Wednesday.

According to the latest figures provided by the university, Texas has confirmed 1,010,364 COVID-19 infections and 19,337 related fatalities. Texas is followed by California, which, according to the data, has 989,432 COVID-19 cases, and the death toll stood at 18,066.

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Overall, the United States had registered 10,2588,090 cases of COVID-19, still topping the list of countries affected by the pandemic. The death toll stands at 239,695. (ANI/Sputnik)

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