The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has passed 8 lakh on Tuesday with deaths surpassing 43,000, while Americans are increasingly divided over when and how to reopen the economy.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the USA crossed 600,000 on Tuesday evening, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 250,000 by 1 p.m. Friday (1700 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.