The grim milestone comes as the number of confirmed cases reached 10 million globally. On Sunday, the global total of COVID-19 deaths hit 500,000 as the number of confirmed cases reached 10 million.
The surge in coronavirus cases in Florida was attributed to residents in their 20s and 30s, said Governor Ron DeSantis in a news conference on Saturday.
NBA and NBA Players Association are now planning to allow players wear social justice messages like "Black Lives Matter" or "I Can't Breathe" on their jerseys as the season resumes next month.
Around 2000 Disneyland employees from the California amusement park held a protest from their cars Saturday, asking for regular COVID-19 testing when the park reopens, Reuters reported.
United States Border Patrol said Saturday that three out of seven the victims from a fatal crash at El Paso, Texas were illegal immigrants, with all information gathered so far.
At least two dead and four injured were found at a Walmart distribution center in Red Bluff, California on Saturday after a man reportedly drove into the distribution center and shot people.
California Democrats called on the Orange County Board of Supervisors this week to change the name of John Wayne Airport and remove all likeness of Wayne, including his statue, in the international airport due to "racist and bigoted" statements made by the actor in the past.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich issued a cease-and-desist letter Friday to Glendale-based Clean Air EXP that was advertised by a Phoenix church for alleged false advertising that claims it can 'purify' coronavirus from the air.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday the signing of an executive order aimed to protect American memorials, monuments, and statues from destruction and other forms of vandalism.
U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee has ordered the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to free migrant children held at the country's three family detention centers for more than 20 days.
The Trump administration's diversion of military funds to construct additional barriers to the United States-Mexico border wall was "unlawful," ruled a federal appeals court on Friday.
Mayor Regina Romero of Tucson, Arizona said city police chief Chris Magnus should not resign despite his offer to step down from his post following the fatal death of a Hispanic man, who died handcuffed in police custody.
