The US death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 2,700 in one day as of Wednesday evening, the highest since April, Johns Hopkins University said.
The grim death toll hasn't been been so high since the deadliest days of the pandemic in the spring when the highest daily tally for deaths reached 2,752 on April 15 according to The New York Times' count.
Record-high Covid infections and hospitalisations have been reported in the U.S., with fears they will not slow in the run-up to Christmas. Other COVID statistics from Wednesday paint an unrelentingly bleak picture and suggest the worst is yet to come, the BBC reports.
The COVID Tracking Project reported the number of COVID-19 hospitalisations in the USA topped 100,000 for the first time on Wednesday. Nearly 1.5 million people have died worldwide.
Daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations also have been soaring - prompting CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield to say Wednesday that the winter months are likely "going to be the most hard time in the public health history of this nation".
Cindy Friedman, chief of the travellers' health branch at CDC, said California, Texas and Florida - the three most populous American states - have each registered more than 1 million cases since the start of the pandemic.
"The mortality concerns are real and I do think unfortunately before we see February, we could be close to 450,000 Americans that have died from this virus".
Darmanin a réagit aux dénonciations de Mbappé et Griezmann — Divers
C'est ce que je dis aux policiers et aux gendarmes. "Certains ont la dignité sélective ". Il en est de même pour Jules Koundé, Alexandre Lacazette ou encore Benjamin Mendy.
Germany extends pandemic restrictions until January 10
Merkel said she will discuss the measures again with Germany's 16 regional premiers on January 4 at the latest. It reported 487 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, reaching a new daily record.
Les NTIC : avantages et inconvénients
En effet, avoir mille et une tâches à accomplir à la fois, ça peut avoir des effets négatifs. En effet, les travailleurs effectuent les tâches beaucoup plus rapidement tout en conservant leur qualité de vie.
In total, the U.S. now has registered more than 13.7 million coronavirus cases and more than 270,000 deaths. "I actually believe they are going to be the most hard time in the public health history of this nation", Dr. Robert Redfield, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday.
The government said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in mainland China now stands at 86 567, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4 634.
"It's time to cancel everything".
SHANGHAI - Mainland China reported 16 new Covid-19 cases on 2 December, up from nine cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Thursday.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warned on Wednesday the city was nearing "a devastating tipping point" and ordered residents to stay in their homes and avoid social gatherings.
The league and the player's union said in a statement, "Anyone who has returned a confirmed positive test during this initial phase of testing in their team's market is isolated until they are cleared for leaving isolation" under rules established by both organizations.
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