According to the Johns-Hopkins University count referring to the US, the number of cases of coronavirus detected in the United States has crossed the 300,000 mark. In addition, more than 8,000 deaths have been reported since the start of the epidemic.

The United States surpassed the mark of 300,000 cases of new coronavirus on Saturday, according to the count of the American university Johns-Hopkins. The pandemic has killed at least 8,162 people in the country, according to the university's dashboard count.

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The milestone of 200,000 cases identified in the country had been crossed only Wednesday, an acceleration made visible by the greater availability of screening tests in the United States. The main focus of the American epidemic is New York State, and in particular New York City, which alone has recorded 1,905 deaths.