A child is carried into a COVID-19 vaccination site in Times Square, New York, the United States, on June 22, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
LOS ANGELES - The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 90 million on Thursday, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University.
The US COVID-19 case count rose to 90,066,295, with a total of 1,025,796 deaths, as of 1:40 pm Eastern Time, the data showed.
The United States remains the nation worst hit by the pandemic, with the world's most cases and deaths.
US COVID-19 caseload reached 50 million on Dec 13, 2021, crossed 60 million on Jan 9, 2022, exceeded 70 million on Jan 21, and surpassed 80 million on March 29.
