<prompt> tafsiri zifuatazo kutoka kwa swahili hadi kiingereza.karibu watu milioni 14.6 nchini marekani wamethibitishwa kuwa na ugonjwa wa covid-19, kwa mujibu wa chuo kikuu cha johns hopkins, na watu 281,234 wamefariki - idadi ambayo ni ya juu zaidi kushuhudiwa katika nchi nyingine yoyote duniani.  <response>: almost 14.6 million people have been infected with covid-19 in the u.s., according to johns hopkins university, and 281,234 people have died - the highest figures of any country in the world. 