1,501,989 people have until now tested positive for coronavirus in the country, an increase of 17,704 new cases in the past 24 hours.
Until now, 339,232 patients suffering from the pandemic have recovered and been discharged from hospital in the country.
The U.S. has the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world, followed by Italy and Spain.
New York, which is being hit the hardest by the novel coronavirus in the U.S, has so far reported more than 357,875 confirmed cases, with at least 27,562 deaths.
According to Worldometer, a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics, coronavirus pandemic has so far claimed the lives of at least 313,273 people across the world. (ILKHA)