US now leads world with over 82,000 cases

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 23,600 people around the world, including at least 1,178 people in the United States.

Worldwide, there are more than 526,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19, spanning every continent except Antarctica, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. At least 122,000 people around the world have recovered.

With more than 82,000 diagnosed cases, the U.S has the highest national total, ahead of Italy and China.

More than half a million coronavirus tests have been conducted in the U.S., according to Vice President Mike Pence.

The 552,000 tests include ones from private hospitals, and the vice president urged more companies to send their results to the health experts at the federal level.

"It's so important that any hospital or any lab that’s doing testing report back to the CDC and FEMA so we have full visibility to provide the president with the very best counsel," he said at Thursday's White House press conference.