-- With 4.25 percent of the world population, the United States has suffered over 28 percent of global pandemic deaths so far. Its death toll is more than double the number of deaths reported in any other nation in the world;

-- Politicians in Washington D.C. continue to ignore the wake-up call for unity and cooperation, and politicalize the pandemic struggle over election concerns;

-- Besides urging cooperation, a Pew poll showed Americans largely agree the United States should look beyond its borders for ideas to combat the coronavirus.

NEW YORK, May 27 -- The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States exceeded 100,000 on Wednesday, the highest globally and a grim milestone in the country with a well-developed public health care system and highly-advanced medical technology.

Nearly 1.7 million cases have been reported in the country as of Wednesday afternoon, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. New York, the country's worst-hit state, reported 364,965 cases with 29,370 deaths; New Jersey, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Illinois each reported over 5,000 deaths.