NEW YORK:– According to figures from Johns Hopkins University, the United States passed the dreadful 900,000 coronavirus deaths mark on Friday. As per reports,  the death toll in the U.S.  had risen to 900,528 as of Friday evening, with the national case count exceeding 76.2 million.

With 80,798 deaths, California led the country in Covid-19 deaths. According to the data, Texas had the second-highest number of fatalities, with 80,459, followed by Florida with 65,993 and New York with 65,578. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Georgia, Michigan, and New Jersey are among the states with more than 30,000 fatalities.

The United States continues to be the pandemic's hardest struck country, with the biggest caseload and death toll, accounting for about 20 percent of global cases and more than 15 percent of global deaths.  Last year, Covid-19 deaths in the United States reached half a million on February 22, 600,000 on June 15, 700,000 on October 1, and 800,000 on December 14.

It took 113 days to get from 500,000 to 600,000 deaths, 108 days to go from 600,000 to 700,000 deaths, 74 days to go from 700,000 to 800,000 deaths, and 52 days to go from 800,000 to 900,000.

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