The US surpasses one million new COVID-19 cases a day – a world record | Coronavirus pandemic News

The infections are spreading across the US, driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant.

The United States of America it has reported more than one million new COVID-19 cases in a single day, setting a new world record, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

1,082,549 new cases were reported in the U.S. after a lengthy Monday New Year’s Eve, according to the monitoring group.

The number of reported cases on Mondays, weekend counts are usually higher than other days due to delays, especially after a three-day holiday weekend.

The number reported on January 3, however, is double the number of daily cases compared to the previous Monday.

During the seven days that experts see more reliable, the average number of new cases was 501,205 new cases per day on Tuesday morning, the university reported.

The new data comes from above Anthony Fauci US pandemic consultant the country said it was experiencing a “near vertical rise” in coronavirus cases. The summit, he said, may be a few weeks away.

The Omikron variant, the most transmissible strain to date, accounted for about 59 percent of U.S. cases in the week ending Dec. 25, according to the government model.

Fauci said the South African experience – where tension was first detected in late November and peaked quickly, then calmed down almost as quickly – he offered a hope.

The death rate and hospitalization rates in the U.S. have been lower in recent weeks compared to the previous increase in the number of cases.

More than 36,400 People have died in the US In the last 28 days since COVID-19, according to data released by Johns Hopkins on Tuesday. The country recorded more than 6.9 million new cases in that period.

In the last seven days, the country has registered more than 3.36 million new cases, according to another Johns Hopkins study.

The US record in previous waves There were 258,000 cases per day during the week of January 5-11, 2021.

U.S. officials have struggled to find a balance that will protect public health without seriously damaging the economy or hitting key police and service personnel. air travel.

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) halved last week Isolation period for asymptomatic cases of COVID up to five days, with the aim of reducing the massive disruption caused by Omicron, as the infection has reached new levels in several states.

Separated on Tuesday, the CDC shortened the recommended interval for the second dose and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster shot from six months to five months.

Since the pandemic began in early 2020, more than 827,800 Americans have died as a result of COVID-19.

It is 63% of the country’s population completely vaccinated, According to data from Johns Hopkins.