Overall, more than 2.23,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the country. (Representative)
Washington:
A record of nearly 80,000 new Covid-19 infections in the course of a day was reported in the United States on Friday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University.
Between 8:30 p.m. Thursday and the same time Friday, 79,963 infections were recorded, bringing the total number since the start of the pandemic to nearly 8.5 million in the country.
The United States had already approached the 80,000 daily case mark in July, largely due to new infections in southern states like Texas and Florida, where the virus was then spreading uncontrollably.
The worst current outbreaks are in the North and Midwest, and some 35 of the 50 states are seeing an increase in the number of cases.
The 24-hour death toll has remained broadly stable since the start of the fall, at between 700 and 800.
Overall, more than 223,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the country.
In absolute terms, the United States has suffered the most deaths of any country, but not in relative terms.
Wearing the mask, which one study could prevent an additional 130,000 deaths if widely followed, has become entangled in US politics in the run-up to the November 3 presidential election.
President Donald Trump, widely criticized for his management of the health crisis and who continues to downplay the severity of the virus, has promised the imminent arrival of a vaccine, which he wants to be free of charge.
His Democratic opponent Joe Biden also promised on Friday that the vaccine would be “free for everyone” if he wins.
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