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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases topped 1 million worldwide Thursday, Johns Hopkins University researchers found.
As of Thursday afternoon, over 1,002,500 cases were recorded worldwide of COVID-19, with over 51,300 deaths.
The U.S. recorded more cases than any other country with 234,462 as testing in the nation has ramped up “more than any other country in the world,” President Trump said Friday.
The U.S. had the third-highest number of deaths in the world with 5,607. Italy and Spain had more deaths than the U.S., with 13,915 and 10,096 respectively.
China, the country of origin for the novel coronavirus has the fifth-highest number of coronavirus cases and the fifth-highest number of deaths, according to official data.
However, three U.S. intelligence officials said Wednesday that China has been purposely underreporting its number of cases and deaths.
This is a developing story; check back for updates.