U.S. CDC reports 277,205 coronavirus cases, 6,593 deaths

People line up at a safe social distance outside the grocery store amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported 277,205 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 37,926 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 1,150 to 6,593.

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus, as of 4 p.m. ET on April 3 compared to its count a day ago. (https://bit.ly/348yQ0J)

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

An official waits for patients to arrive to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive through testing site in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Bengaluru; Editing by Daniel Wallis)

A man wearing a face mask carries vegetables at the Joshua Tree Certified Farmers' Market amid an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Joshua Tree, California, U.S., April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton