U.S. coronavirus death toll surpasses 85,000

The U.S. has reported 1,415,894 cases of novel coronavirus as of 19:20 EST on Thursday, and at least 85,800 people have died, latest data from Johns Hopkins University showed.

New York remains the hardest-hit state, with over 343,000 total cases and 27,607 deaths.

With 58,457 reported COVID-19 cases, Cook County in the state of Illinois has replaced Queens County in New York as the county with the highest number of infections, Johns Hopkins University reported.

Nearly three million more U.S. workers filed for jobless claims last week, bringing the unemployment total in the country to 36.5 million.

The New York Stock Exchange will partially reopen on May 26, president Stacey Cunningham said. Floor brokers will return in small numbers first and be required to wear protective masks while on the floor.