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KEY POINTS New York state now has more coronavirus cases than France or South Korea.

The number of confirmed infections soared to 15,168, according to new data released by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

"New York is testing more people than any state in the country and, per capita, more than any country in the globe," Cuomo said.

He also said the Army Corps of Engineers will build temporary hospitals, including at the Javits Convention Center in New York City.

A woman wearing a mask walks the Brooklyn Bridge in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on March 20, 2020 in New York City. Victor J. Blue | Getty Images

New York state now has more coronavirus cases than France or South Korea as the number of confirmed infections soared to 15,168, according to new data released by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday. The outbreak across the state is the worst in the United States. New York now has more COVID-19 cases than several countries struggling to manage their own caseloads, including France, South Korea, Switzerland and the U.K., according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Within the U.S., Washington state has the next highest number of cases at 1,647. followed by California at 1,518, according to a chart Cuomo presented at a press conference in Albany. "New York is testing more people than any state in the country and, per capita, more than any country in the globe," Cuomo said, adding that the state has tested 61,000 people. Roughly 15,000 of those tests are new, identifying 4,800 new cases in the last day, he said.

A list of most impacted states from the coronavirus as of March. 22, 2020. Source: New York State.