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Coronavirus: Total US COVID-19 cases top 27 million as death toll swells past 463,000

Total novel coronavirus cases in the United States eclipsed 27 million Sunday, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.

The United States’ 27,004,529 cumulative cases reported late Sunday represent one-quarter of the more than 106 million global cases. Meanwhile, virus-related deaths nationwide increased to 463,433, representing roughly 20% of the slightly more than 2.3 million global COVID-19 fatalities recorded to date.

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Per the latest figures, California has confirmed more than 3.4 million cumulative cases, resulting in more than 44,000 deaths to date; Texas has confirmed nearly 2.5 million cases, resulting in nearly 40,000 deaths; Florida has confirmed nearly 1.8 million cases, resulting in nearly 28,000 deaths; New York has confirmed nearly 1.5 million cases, resulting in nearly 45,000 deaths; and Illinois has confirmed more than 1.1 million cases, resulting in nearly 22,000 deaths.

Twelve other states have reported at least half a million cases, including Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona, Tennessee, New Jersey, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Virginia. Meanwhile, another 13 states have reported fewer than half a million cases but more than 300,000 cases, including Missouri, Alabama, Minnesota, South Carolina, Louisiana, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Maryland, Utah, Iowa, Washington and Arkansas.

Click here to see CNN’s complete state-by-state tracker.

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