U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 150,000: Johns Hopkins University

New York state has reported the highest death toll of 32,658 in the country.California, Florida and Texas have emerged as new epicenters of coronavirus infection in the country, as the death tolls rose to 8,724, 6,332 and 5,913, respectively.

NEW YORK, July 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. COVID-19 deaths have surpassed the 150,000 mark to reach 150,034 as of 3:35 p.m. local time on Wednesday (1935 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Meanwhile, the total COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 4,396,030, according to the CSSE.

People visit the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C., the United States, July 24, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)

New York state has reported the highest death toll of 32,658 in the country. California, Florida and Texas have emerged as new epicenters of coronavirus infection in the country, as the death tolls rose to 8,724, 6,332 and 5,913, respectively.

Other states with more than 6,000 fatalities include New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Michigan, the CSSE data showed. ■