A winter storm that blasted the U.S. Northeast with snow, rain and gusty winds was likely to dump a foot (30 cm) or more of snow on parts of New England before heading out to sea.
U.S. sets single-day records for cases
California, Coronavirus Infections, Coronavirus Restrictions, COVID-19 Deaths, Gavin Newsom (Calif.), Hospitals, Intensive Care Units (ICUs), Midwest, Public Health, Reuters Tally, San Francisco, Thanksgiving, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United StatesThe United States set single-day records for new infections and deaths as California’s governor said he would impose some of the nation’s strictest stay-at-home orders in the coming days when intensive care units are expected to reach capacity.
‘COVID chat’: Officials urge Americans to stay home over holiday
Antibody Therapeutics, California, CNN, Coronavirus Cases, COVID-19 Deaths, Death Tolls, Doctors, Fox News Channel, Government data, Health Officials, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Hospitals, Midwest, Politics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Surgeon general, Texas, Thanksgiving, Travelers, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. government, United StatesU.S. health officials and politicians pleaded with Americans to stay at home over the Thanksgiving holiday and abide by constraints placed on social and economic life as record coronavirus caseloads pushed hospitals to their limits.
With U.S. hospitals overrun, surgeon general urges Americans to ‘hold on’
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Healthcare Professionals, Healthcare Providers, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Michigan, Midwest, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Surgeon general, Thanksgiving, U.S. government, United StatesU.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams pleaded with Americans to grasp “the severity of the moment” and remain vigilant against the coronavirus pandemic, as record hospitalizations pushed healthcare professionals to the brink.
U.S. COVID deaths top 250,000 as New York City schools halt in-person classes
Boston, CNN, Coronavirus, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Infections, D.C., Death Tolls, Detroit, Epidemics, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Midwest, New York City, Politics, Public Schools, Schools, Social Distancing, Tim Walz (Minnesota), U.S. government, White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnanyThe U.S. death toll from Covid-19 surpassed a grim new milestone of 250,000 lives lost as New York City’s public school system – the nation’s largest – called a halt to in-classroom instruction, citing a jump in coronavirus infection rates.
Chicago and Detroit told to hunker down as pandemic surges
California, Chicago, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Infections, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Deaths, Detroit, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Midwest, Minnesota, Mortality Rates, Reuters Tally, United States, University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)Chicago’s mayor issued a month-long stay-at-home advisory, and Detroit’s public schools called a halt to in-person instruction to curb the spread of the coronavirus as more than a dozen U.S. states reported a doubling of new Covid-19 cases in the last two weeks.
The United States continued to notch up grim records while battling through the coronavirus pandemic, with a worsening outbreak in the northeastern part of the country adding pressure on top of an already-reeling Midwest.
The coronavirus pandemic raged across the United States as the country elected a new president, with the daily number of new infections hitting record highs for four straight days.
U.S. crosses 10 million Covid-19 cases as third wave of infections surges
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Infections, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Deaths, Covid-19 Virus, Donald Trump, France, Illinois, India, Joe Biden, Midwest, Reuters Analysis, Reuters Tally, Texas, United StatesThe United States became the first nation since the pandemic began to surpass 10 million coronavirus infections, according to a Reuters tally, as the third wave of the Covid-19 virus surges across the country.
U.S. reports 130,000 new coronavirus cases, fourth straight daily record
Arkansas, Coronavirus Cases, COVID-19 Infections, Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Idaho, Midwest, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Reuters Data, Reuters Tally, South Dakota, Texas, United States, Utah, West Virginia, WyomingThe United States reported a record increase in coronavirus cases for a fourth consecutive day with at least 131,420 new infections, bringing the country’s total caseload to about 9.91 million, according to a Reuters tally.