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Coronavirus: Total US COVID-19 cases top 40 million as death toll nears 650K

By Kelli Dugan and Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Total US COVID-19 cases top 40 million This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Total US COVID-19 cases topped 40 million on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)

By Kelli Dugan and Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Total COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 40 million on Monday, fueled by a continued surge in infections attributed primarily to the unchecked spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus.

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By 3:21 p.m. EDT Monday, U.S. COVID-19 cases totaled 40,003,101, and the nationwide death toll totaled 648,935, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.

The latest figures mean that the most recent 1 million cases were reported within the past six days, after three consecutive seven-day cycles. During the nation’s winter peak, the U.S. averaged 1 million new cases every four days, according to Johns Hopkins data.

India has recorded the second-highest nationwide cases with 33,027,621, resulting in nearly 440,752 deaths, while Brazil has confirmed 20,890,779 cases and 583,628 COVID-19 fatalities, according to the Johns Hopkins tally.

To date, 13 U.S. states have confirmed at least 1 million COVID-19 cases each, including:

  • California: More than 4.4 million cases, resulting in more than 66,000 deaths.
  • Texas: More than 3.7 million cases, resulting in more than 58,000 deaths.
  • Florida: More than 3.3 million cases, resulting in more than 46,000 deaths.
  • New York: More than 2.3 million cases, resulting in more than 54,000 deaths.
  • Illinois: More than 1.5 million cases, resulting in nearly 27,000 deaths.
  • Georgia: More than 1.4 million cases, resulting in more than 23,000 deaths.
  • Pennsylvania: More than 1.3 million cases, resulting in more than 28,000 deaths.
  • Ohio: More than 1.25 million cases, resulting in nearly 21,000 deaths.
  • North Carolina: More than 1.23 million cases, resulting in nearly 15,000 deaths.
  • New Jersey: More than 1.1 million cases, resulting in nearly 27,000 deaths.
  • Tennessee: More than 1 million cases, resulting in nearly 14,000 deaths.
  • Michigan: Nearly 1.1 million cases, resulting in nearly 22,000 deaths.
  • Arizona: More than 1 million cases, resulting in nearly 19,000 deaths.

Fourteen other states have reported at least half a million cases, including Indiana, Virginia, Missouri, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Alabama, Louisiana, Minnesota, Colorado, Kentucky, Washington, Oklahoma and Maryland. Meanwhile, another 11 states have reported fewer than half a million cases but more than 200,000 cases, including Utah, Arkansas, Mississippi, Iowa, Nevada, Kansas, Connecticut, Oregon, Nebraska, New Mexico and Idaho.

Click here to see CNN’s complete state-by-state tracker.

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