US hits 20 million-mark in COVID-19 cases

BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. continued to surpass other countries in COVID-19 cases as it reached 20 million at the start of the new year, according to data kept by Johns Hopkins University.America exceeded the mark Friday, less than a week after the country reached 19 million cases. COVID-19 deaths have also increased in the country, now totaling more than 346,000.The U.S. accounts for about 4% of the world’s population, but the country has eclipsed other nations in coronavirus cases b