US passes 9 million reported coronavirus cases: Johns Hopkins

The United States, which has seen a resurgence of its Covid-19 outbreak since mid-October, has now charted 9,007,298 cases, according to a real-time count by the Baltimore-based school.

The United States passed nine million reported coronavirus cases on Friday, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University, as infections spike days before the nation chooses its next president.

A young girl shops in a toy store during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, New York, US. (Reuters File Photo)

The country, which has seen a resurgence of its Covid-19 outbreak since mid-October, has now charted 9,007,298 cases, according to a real-time count by the Baltimore-based school.

Donald Trump is battling to hold on to the White House against challenger Joe Biden, who has slammed the president’s virus response.