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US sets another record for Covid cases in one day: tracker
WASHINGTON, Dec 6, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – For the third day in a row, the United
States on Saturday notched a record number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours,
reaching nearly 230,00 new infections, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins
University.
In that same stretch the US recorded 2,527 Covid-related deaths, according
to real-time data provided by the Baltimore-based university at 8:30 pm (0130
GMT Saturday).
The United States — the country with the most coronavirus cases and
deaths in the world — has seen a dramatic resurgence in its epidemic in
recent weeks.
US health officials warned of a surge after millions of Americans traveled
to celebrate last week’s Thanksgiving holiday despite pleas from authorities
to stay home.
For two weeks, the US has regularly topped 2,000 deaths per day, as it had
in the spring at the height of the first wave of the country’s outbreak.
The number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 is also steadily
increasing, especially in the most populous states of California, Florida,
New York and Texas, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
The United States has recorded more than 14.6 million Covid cases and more
than 281,000 related deaths since the start of the pandemic.
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