The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 9,300 by 10:30 pm local time on Wednesday (0230 GMT Thursday), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

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The fresh figure stood at 9,345, an increase of around 2,000 in 9 hours. A total of 150 deaths have been reported, according to the CSSE.