U.S. CDC reports 1,062,446 coronavirus cases, 62,406 deaths

FILE PHOTO: People wear masks as they walk past a closed beach during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Del Mar, California, U.S., April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 1,062,446 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 30,787 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 2,349 to 62,406.

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus, as of 4 p.m. ET on April 30, compared with its count a day earlier. (https://bit.ly/2IVY1JT)

The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.

(Reporting By Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)