U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 170,000: Johns Hopkins University

U.S. COVID-19 deaths have surpassed the 170,000 mark, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

The total number of cases in the U.S. exceeded 5.4 million on Sunday. The U.S. remains the worst-hit nation in both its caseload and death toll.

California, Florida, Texas and New York are among the hardest-hit U.S. states in the pandemic.