U.S. COVID-19 cases cross 11 million as pandemic intensifies
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[November 16, 2020]
By Roshan Abraham and Seerat Gupta
(Reuters) - The number of coronavirus cases
in the United States crossed the 11-million mark on Sunday reaching yet
another grim milestone, according to a Reuters tally, as the third wave
of COVID-19 infections surged across the country.
Reuters data shows the pace of the pandemic in the United States has
quickened, with one million more new cases from just 8 days ago when it
hit 10 million, making it the fastest since the pandemic began. This
compares with 10 days it took to get from 9 to 10 million and 16 days it
took to reach 9 million from 8 million cases.
The United States, hardest-hit by the coronavirus, crossed 10 million
COVID-19 cases on November 8 and is reporting over 100,000 daily cases
for the past 11 days straight.
The latest 7-day average, shows the United States is reporting more than
144,000 daily cases and 1,120 daily deaths, the highest for any country
in the world.
Texas and California have reported the highest number of COVID-19
infections across the United States, together accounting for about 2.1
million cases or about 19% of the total cases since the pandemic began,
according to Reuters analysis.
As COVID-19 related hospitalizations continue to rise, crossing 69,000
on Saturday, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's top advisers have stressed
the need to control the pandemic, warning that local healthcare systems
are at a tipping point.
The Midwest remains the hardest-hit region based on the most cases per
capita with North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska the
top five worst-affected U.S. states.
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Anna Sacks swabs her nasal passage while Chase Tangius, with
the Louisiana National Guard, instructs her through the test
for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Mahalia
Jackson Theater drive through site in New Orleans,
Louisiana, U.S. on November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn
Illinois, which has emerged as the pandemic's new epicenter in the
region as well as across the country, reported a record 15,433 new
cases on Friday, the most of any state in a 24-hour period,
surpassing the previous all-time high of 15,300 set by Florida in
July.
Several states this week reimposed restrictions to curb the spread
of the virus across the nation. North Dakota became the latest state
to require that face coverings be worn in public, as it joins 39
other states this month in reporting record daily jumps in new
cases.
State governors urged residents to stay home as much as possible,
including Nevada Democrat Steve Sisolak, who said late on Friday
that he became the fourth governor to become infected with the
virus.
The United States accounts for about 20% of more than 54 million
global cases and close to 19% of the 1.31 million deaths reported
worldwide, according to a Reuters tally.
(Reporting by Roshan Abraham and Seerat Gupta in Bengaluru; editing
by Diane Craft)
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