
New York is now the epicentre of the world after the state recorded more Coronavirus infections than any country apart from the United States. The number of confirmed cases in New York state increased to 159,937 after 10,000 new infections were recorded in 24 hours. In comparison, Spain has over 152,000 cases while Italy has more than 142,000. China, which is where the Coronavirus first broke out currently has nearly 83,000 infections.