The US has the most cases of Coronavirus around the world

The US has the most cases of Coronavirus around the world

President Donald Trump puts it down to the number of tests carried out

The United States now leads the world in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases.

According to a running count by Johns Hopkins University, the number of people infected in the US topped 82,000 on Thursday.

That is just ahead of the 81,000 cases in China, and 80,000 in Italy.

Italy has the most confirmed deaths of any country with more than 8,000. More than 1,000 people have died in the US.

Published: by Radio NewsHub
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