U.S. COVID-19 cases top 1.6 mln, deaths reach 98,000

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States reached 1,660,197 and the national death toll of COVID-19 rose to 98,184 as of 6:32 p.m. (2232 GMT) Monday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

New York remains the hardest-hit state with 29,229 fatalities.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday suspended entry for anyone who has been to Brazil in the previous 14 days, as it became one of the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. 

Trump also announced that he has stopped taking hydroxychloroquine.