The United States had crossed the threshold of 10 million cases on Monday, November 9.
Washington, United States:
The United States passed 11 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, adding a million new cases in less than a week, according to a count from Johns Hopkins University.
The dizzying increase came as cities and states across the United States implemented new restrictions in an attempt to stop the spread of the virus, with stay-at-home orders due in Chicago on Monday.
The United States had crossed the threshold of 10 million cases on Monday, November 9.
At 8:30 p.m. Sunday (01:30 GMT Monday) – just six days later – the Johns Hopkins University real-time tracking showed the number of confirmed cases in the United States to be 11,025,046.
There have been 246,108 deaths in the country. Both are the highest tolls in absolute terms in the world.
The United States has seen a worrying increase in coronavirus cases since early November, forcing local and state officials from coast to coast to take more drastic measures to reduce the spread of the disease, with many hospitals already warning that they are short of resources.
In addition to home orders in Chicago, the country’s third largest city, its largest – New York, the epicenter of the nation’s spring epidemic – is also rushing to fend off a second wave with new restrictions on bars and restaurants. .
Schools in New York will remain open on Monday, even though New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had warned they could switch to fully distance learning by then.
President Donald Trump on Friday vowed that the first Americans would start receiving a vaccine in “a few weeks,” but said he remained firmly opposed to further lockdowns – a move taken in Europe, where cases are also on the rise.
Further complicating matters is Trump’s refusal to cooperate with President-elect Joe Biden’s transition to administration, denying the Democrat both federal funding for transition work and vital briefings from outgoing officials.
Democrats and Biden’s chief of staff say this could have a negative impact on his ability to cope with the serious and growing challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic once he takes office.
Biden and his team are currently not even allowed to consult with experts like senior government immunologist Anthony Fauci, who is still on the White House Covid-19 task force.
“Of course, it would be better” if such talks could begin, Fauci told CNN on Sunday, noting that the virus could kill tens of thousands more Americans before Biden takes office on Jan.20.
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