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Coronavirus: Total US COVID-19 cases top 29 million as death toll swells past 525,000

By Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
By Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Total novel coronavirus cases in the United States eclipsed 29 million on Monday, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.

The United States’ 29,030,476 cumulative cases still represent roughly one-quarter of the more than 117 million global cases. Meanwhile, virus-related deaths nationwide increased to 525,541, representing roughly 20% of the nearly 2.6 million global COVID-19 fatalities recorded to date.

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Per the latest figures:

• California has confirmed more than 3.6 million cumulative cases, resulting in more than 54,000 deaths;

• Texas has confirmed nearly 2.7 million cases, resulting in more than 45,000 deaths;

• Florida has confirmed nearly 2 million cases, resulting in nearly 32,000 deaths;

• New York has confirmed more than 1.7 million cases, resulting in more than 48,000 deaths;

• Illinois has confirmed nearly 1.2 million cases, resulting in more than 23,000 deaths; and

• Georgia has confirmed more than 1 million cases, resulting in nearly 18,000 deaths.

Thirteen other states have reported at least half a million cases, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona, New Jersey, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Virginia, South Carolina and Alabama. Meanwhile, another 11 states have reported fewer than half a million cases but more than 324,000 cases, including Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Maryland, Utah, Washington, Iowa and Arkansas.

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

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