Several U.S. governors, from the coastal states of New Jersey and California to the heartland of Iowa and Ohio, acted to restrict gatherings and boost face-coverings in confronting a coronavirus surge they warned is out of control.
Texas became the first state to surpass a million coronavirus cases in the United States, as the country battled a third wave of new infections and recorded over 100,000 infections three times in less than a week.
Task force sees ‘unrelenting’ Covid-19 spread; daily U.S. cases up by record 91,000
Arizona, CNN, Donald Trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director), Elections, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Joe Biden, Midwest, Mike DeWine (Ohio), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Temperature, Utah, West, White House coronavirus task forceThe White House coronavirus task force warned that much of the country is in the grips of an “unrelenting” surge in Covid-19 cases and urged tough countermeasures, as the reported number of U.S. infections hit a new daily record of more than 91,000.
The United States broke the country’s daily record for new coronavirus infections with a reported 84,218 new cases due to outbreaks in virtually every part of the country, according to a Reuters tally.
New coronavirus infections rise to record highs in U.S. Midwest and beyond
Andrew Cuomo (NY), Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Infections, Donald Trump, Hospitals, Legal, Michigan, Midwest, Milwaukee, North Carolina, North Dakota, Regions, Reuters Tally, South Dakota, Temperature, Tony Evers (Wisc.), United States, WisconsinWisconsin and other states in the U.S. Midwest and beyond are battling surges in Covid-19 cases, with new infections and hospitalizations rising to record levels in an ominous sign of a nationwide resurgence as temperatures get colder.
U.S. cases of the novel coronavirus crossed 8 million, rising by 1 million in less than a month, as another surge in cases hits the nation at the onset of cooler weather.
Nine U.S. states reported record increases in Covid-19 cases over the last seven days, mostly in the upper Midwest and West where chilly weather is forcing more activities indoors.