COVID-19 deaths in U.S. top 65,000 -- Johns Hopkins University

**The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States reached 65,244, according to Johns Hopkins University. The state of New York suffered the most, with over 24,000 deaths. **

NEW YORK, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States topped 65,000 on Saturday morning, reaching 65,244 as of 12:00 a.m. (1600 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

A total of 1,106,373 cases have been reported in the country, according to the CSSE.

A man wearing a mask walks past the U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington D.C., the United States, on April 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

The state of New York suffered the most, with 308,314 cases and 24,039 deaths. Other hardest-hit states included New Jersey with 7,538 deaths, Michigan with 3,866 deaths, and Massachusetts with 3,716 deaths, the data showed. ■