The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the United States has risen to 265,000. This is evident from current figures.
More than 20,000 infections were added on Friday.
In the US, 6,786 people who died were infected. That is 860 more than was reported on the night from Thursday to Friday.
Most infections are in New York State, where more than 100,000 people have been diagnosed with the virus.
The US has the most confirmed virus cases in the world.