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There have been more than 20 million total cases of coronavirus in the United States and at least 346,408 people have died from covid-19 since the pandemic began, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
It took the United States 292 days to reach 10 million COVID-19 cases, according to JHU data.
It only took the nation 54 days to add the other 10 million cases.
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JHU recorded the first case of coronavirus in the United States on January 21, 2020.
97 days later, on April 27, the US reached 1 million cases.
45 days later, on June 11, the US reached millions of cases.
27 days later, on July 8, the US reached 3 million cases.
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15 days later, on July 23, the US reached 4 million cases.
17 days later, on August 9, the US reached 5 million cases.
22 days later, on August 31, the US reached 6 million cases.
25 days later, on September 25, the US reached 7 million cases.
21 days later, on October 16, the US reached 8 million cases.
14 days later, on October 30, the US reached 9 million cases.
9 days later, on November 8, the US reached 10 million cases,
7 days later, on November 15, the US reached 11 million cases.
6 days later, on November 21, the US reached 12 million cases.
6 days later, on November 27, the US reached 13 million cases.
6 days later, on December 3, the US reached 14 million cases.
4 days later, on December 7, the US reached 15 million cases.
5 days later, on December 12, the US reached 16 million cases.
5 days later, on December 17, the US reached 17 million cases.
4 days later, on December 21, the US reached 18 million cases.
6 days later, on December 27, the US reached 19 million cases.
5 days later, on January 1, 2021, the US reached 20 million cases.
Another 17 countries in the world have reported more than 1 million total cases of Covid-19, according to JHU:
India has more than 10 million total cases.
Brazil has more than 7 million total cases.
Russia has more than 3 million total cases.
France, the UK, Turkey, and Italy have more than 2 million total cases.
Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Poland, Iran, Ukraine, Peru and South Africa have more than 1 million total cases each.
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