NEW YORK: US coronavirus cases topped 500,000 on Friday (Apr 10), according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs that Americans staying home was helping to curb new infections.
Confirmed US cases of the COVID-19 illness caused by the virus have been rising by 30,000 to 35,000 cases a day as testing becomes more available.
Globally, there have been more than 1.6 million confirmed cases, with the death toll topping 100,000 on Friday. Advertisement Advertisement US deaths topped 18,600