New York lockdown: Is New York on lockdown? Should I travel to New York?

The United States now has the most coronavirus cases in the world, surpassing the figures for China where the outbreak first began.

More than 1,319,792 cases have been reported in the US, 340,705 of which have been confirmed in New York.

The United States, which was relatively slow in getting its testing programme underway, has now significantly ramped this up across the country.

The country has also shut down venues where large numbers of people congregate, such as schools and educational institutes.

Of the United States’ 1,319,792 cases, there have been 78,502 deaths.

In New York, there have been a total of340,705, making it the most infected state.

New York has seen 26,585 deaths, more than 30 percent of the total number of deaths across the country.