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Johns Hopkins: More than 2,500 US virus deaths in 24 hours | Malay Mail

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WASHINGTON, Dec 2 — The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic and in the throes of a surge in cases, yesterday registered more than 2,500 deaths in a 24-hour period, the highest total since late April, Johns Hopkins University said. More than 180,000 new infections...

People wearing protective face masks wait in line at a mobile Covid-19 testing unit at Elmhurst Hospital in the Queens borough of New York November 19, 2020. — Reuters pic

More than 180,000 new infections were recorded, according to real-time data provided by the Baltimore-based university at 8:30pm . The number of hospitalisations in the United states hit 99,000 yesterday, a new record, according to the Covid Tracking Project. The situation is particularly dire in several Midwestern states, including Indiana and South Dakota.

For now, the number of new daily infections is still high, but more or less consistent with the figures seen in recent weeks.

 

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