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Washington (People's Daily) - The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 2 million on Wednesday, reaching 2,000,464 as of 11:13 p.m. (0313 GMT Thursday), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. 

The data also shows that there are 12 states with more than 50,000 confirmed cases and five with more than 100,000 cases. The New York Times statistics indicate that new cases are increasing in 20 states, basically the same in six states, decreasing in 24 states and Washington DC.