(VOVWORLD) - More than 1,600,000 COVID-19 infections have been reported globally, with over 95,000 deaths.
The US now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases - more than 470,000 - while Italy has the highest number of deaths related to the coronavirus - more than 18,000.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that projection rates suggest that hospitalisations are slowing, a sign that social distancing in New York is working.