[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] CNN reported on the 20th (local time) that the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the United States has surpassed 18,000.


According to the report, CNN counted 18,170 COVID-19 patients in the United States as of the afternoon of that day. The number of deaths was 241.



This increase represents about 5,000 more cases than the previous day. It is interpreted as a result of the United States recently expanding its COVID-19 testing capacity by establishing new testing platforms.


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