NEW YORK: New York State now has more confirmed infections of coronavirus than any other country in the world, according to the latest figures.
According to the data compiled by a United States University, the confirmed cases of coronavirus jumped by 10,000 on Thursday to 159,937, placing it ahead of Spain (153,000 cases) and Italy (143,000).
New York leads the world in confirmed coronavirus infections, however, the state’s death toll due to coronavirus (7,000) lags behind Spain and Italy, though it’s more than double the official figure from China (3,300).
So far, coronavirus has claimed lives of almost 16,500 people across the United States and has affected more than 462,000. Globally, there are 1.6 million cases and 95,000 deaths.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said, “No one ever heard of this disease six months ago — it didn’t even exist yet and yet it’s visited upon us in a way that’s the worst in our nation.”
The mayor further said, “We have to fight back this virus and we have the power to do it in many, many ways.”
Photos have emerged of workers burying coffins in a mass grave in New York City. Drone footage showed workers using a ladder to descend into the huge pit where the caskets were stacked.
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