A fresco encouraging confinement in Los Angeles. (Illustration) - NEW CHINA / SIPA

Italy is no longer the country most affected by the coronavirus in the world. Since this Saturday, the United States has passed with 18,860 deaths recorded, according to the reference count of Johns-Hopkins University.

Italy currently registers 18,849 deaths linked to the virus, according to an AFP count based on official reports. The United States is also the country most affected by contamination with more than 500,000 people affected.

By Friday, they had become the first country in the world to exceed 2,000 deaths from the new coronavirus in one day, with 2,108 additional deaths recorded in 24 hours.

New York State is the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States. On Saturday, New York mayor Bill de Blasio announced that public schools will remain closed until the end of the school year.

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