U.S. coronavirus cases crossed the 15 million mark on Dec. 8 as regulators moved a step closer to approving a Covid-19 vaccine and Britain started inoculating people, offering hope of slowing a pandemic that killed 15,000 Americans in the previous week.
Iowa joins U.S. states from coasts to heartland acting to curb Covid-19
California, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Coronavirus Infections, Face Coverings, Gavin Newsom (Calif.), Governors, Health Experts, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Indoor gathering bans, Iowa, Kim Reynolds (Iowa), Mike DeWine (Ohio), New Jersey, Ohio, Phil Murphy (NJ), Philadelphia, Restaurants, Reuters Tally, Temperature, WeatherSeveral 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.
U.S. coronavirus infections surged by at least 129,606, according to a Reuters tally, the third consecutive daily rise of more than 100,000 cases as a third wave of Covid-19 sweeps the United States.
The number of new Covid-19 cases in the United States hit another record high, rising 18% week-over-week to more than 575,000, while deaths inched up 3%, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county reports.
Coronavirus cases continued their grim climb in the United States with Midwestern states experiencing record hospitalizations, as increasingly bitter rhetoric kept the virus front and center of campaigning two days before the presidential election.
U.S. reports world record of more than 100,000 Covid-19 cases in single day
Coronavirus Cases, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Deaths, COVID-19 Infections, Donald Trump, Elections, Florida, Joe Biden, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Reuters Analysis, Reuters Tally, United States, WisconsinThe United States set a new all-time high for coronavirus cases confirmed in a single 24-hour period, reporting just over 100,000 new infections to surpass the record total of 91,000 posted a day earlier, according to a Reuters tally.
Weekly U.S. Covid-19 deaths up 15%, new cases rise 24%
Connecticut, Coronavirus, COVID Tracking Project, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Deaths, COVID-19 Testing, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Outbreaks, Reuters Analysis, South Dakota, United States, Wisconsin, World Health Organization, WyomingThe number of new Covid-19 cases in the United States last week rose 24% to more than 485,000 while the number of tests performed rose 5.5%, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county reports.
U.S. sees highest number of new Covid-19 cases
Coronavirus Cases, COVID-19 Infections, Donald Trump, Greg Abbott (Texas), Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Michigan, Midwest, Mike Pence, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Outbreaks, Pennsylvania, Reuters Tally, Texas, United States, White House, WisconsinThe United States saw the country’s highest-ever number of new Covid-19 cases in the past two days, keeping the pandemic a top election issue as Vice President Mike Pence travels the U.S. to campaign despite close aides testing positive.
New U.S. Covid-19 cases rise significantly for another week
Coronavirus Cases, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID Tracking Project, Elections, Fall/Autumn, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Reuters Analysis, South Dakota, Summer, United States, World Health OrganizationThe number of new Covid-19 cases in the United States last week rose 13% to more than 393,000, approaching levels last seen during the summer peak, according to a Reuters analysis.
The number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States topped 7 million – more than 20% of the world’s total – as Midwest states reported spikes in Covid-19 infections in September, according to a Reuters tally.