U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 8 mln -- Johns Hopkins University

A woman wearing a face mask walks past a notice board with COVID-19 preventive instructions at a Macy's store in New York, the United States, on Oct. 16, 2020. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 8 million on Friday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)