New York Becomes Fourth State to Record 1 Million COVID-19 Cases New York has become the fourth state to record more than 1 million COVID-19 cases since the coronavirus pandemic started, NBC News reports. As of Saturday, New York had 1,014,044 confirmed cases, according to NBC News counts. California remains at the top of the list with 2.3 million confirmed cases, the most of any state in the country. Los Angeles County alone has reported about 806,210 cases as of Saturday, according to public health officials. Florida and Texas have 1.3 million cases and 1.7 million cases, respectively. Also on Saturday, the U.S. reported more than 350,000 coronavirus-related deaths.