WASHINGTON, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The United States has reported more than 210,000 COVID-19 cases Wednesday night, hours after it became the first country with more than 200,000 infections, according to Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday night.
Death toll from the disease also exceeded 5,000 on Wednesday, jumping by 884 in 24 hours.
As of Wednesday night, a total of 215,417 confirmed cases have been reported in the United States, with 5,116 deaths, showed the tally updated by the university's Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
