Last updated April 23 at 2 p.m. ET.

Since the novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in the U.S. on Jan. 20, it has spread to at least 847,985 people in the country.

Of the reported cases in the U.S., at least 46,972 people have died as a result of the virus, with 19,453 of those deaths reported in New York, 5,150 in New Jersey, 2,813 in Michigan, 2,182 in Massachusetts and 1,440 related deaths reported in California. Worldwide, more than 2.67 million cases have been reported and 186,372 related deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins virus dashboard.

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