US surpasses 19mil Covid-19 cases
The United States surpassed 19 million coronavirus cases Sunday, figures from Johns Hopkins University showed, adding one million new cases in less than a week.
The US recorded 165,151 fresh cases in a day at 8:30 pm (0130 GMT Mon), the Baltimore-based institution said, bringing the overall total to 19,107,675 cases.
The grim latest milestone comes just six days after the US crossed the 18 million case threshold.
The US also offers a complete of 333,069 virus-related deaths. Both the caseload and loss of life toll are by significantly the best in the world.
Coronavirus cases have already been surging at an alarming rate found in the US lately. The world's largest overall economy has added at least one million fresh cases per week since early November, regarding to an AFP tally of Johns Hopkins data.
And on Saturday, Johns Hopkins calculated that 1 in 1,000 Americans have died of Covid-19.
Greater than a million Us citizens have received the first dose of their Covid-19 vaccines, a milestone in the largest immunization drive in US history, but officials admitted the pace of rollout was slipping behind schedule.
Additionally, the vaccines won't help the current surge in cases.
Top US federal government scientist Anthony Fauci warned earlier Sunday that the worst of the pandemic could be yet to arrive, driving the united states to a "critical level" as holiday travelling spreads the coronavirus.--AFP
