US passes 20 million coronavirus cases: Johns Hopkins

[DonViejo]

Source: Agence France-Presse



January 02, 2021
Agence France-Presse

The United States has recorded more than 20 million cases of Covid-19, Johns Hopkins University said Friday in its real-time tally, as the New Year brought another grim milestone underlining the country's struggle to quell the virus.

The US has so far registered 20,007,149 cases and 346,408 deaths in the pandemic, the Baltimore-based university said, making it the country with by far the highest official number of cases and the highest death toll.

On Wednesday alone, more than 3,900 people died of Covid-19 in the US, a new daily record, and experts believe the worst is yet to come as health care workers brace for a surge in cases and deaths after holiday gatherings.

More than 125,000 people are currently hospitalized with coronavirus -- another record -- according to the Covid Tracking Project.

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[riversedge]

1. what a horrible way to start the new year!! It did not have to be this way

[yaesu]

2. I caught Radio Romania on the shortwave this afternoon for there half hour English broadcast

I learn a lot more from these overseas broadcast than hours of watching the newstainment channels here. Learned some interest things about Britain's exit from the EU but the biggest news was how covid has devastated that country with 600,000 cases and 15,000 dead, many thousands still in ICU's. Their agricultural output was almost cut in half since the pandemic and many of their factories are shuttered. They did mention that the US is the worst country with infections and deaths. Their latest elections in Dec. hasn't changed their Liberal government much, Democratic socialism seems to be the theme of governance.