US sees new record of 4,327 Covid deaths in a single day
The US recorded its highest single daily death toll of the pandemic on Tuesday, according to figures published by Johns Hopkins university.
According to the new figures, yesterday the US recorded 215,805 new coronavirus cases, and 4,327 further deaths. This takes the total death toll in the pandemic in the US to 380,485, and is the highest daily death figure recorded by the university since the pandemic began. The previous highest figure of 4,194 was recorded on 7 January.
The Covid Tracking Project reports that 131,326 people are currently hospitalized in the US with Covid-19. It is the 42nd day in a row that the figure has exceeded 100,000.
Christina Maxouris at CNN reports that over the past week, the US has averaged more than 3,300 deaths every day, a jump of more than 200% since November. She writes:
Arizona reported a record-high 5,082 hospitalized Covid-19 patients Tuesday and on the same day broke a second record: more than 1,180 patients with the virus in ICU beds. In Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards extended an order which keeps Covid-19 mitigation measures in place for nearly another month, saying the state was seeing a “huge spike” in cases and hospitalizations.
Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that more than 27.6 million vaccine doses have so far been distributed in the US, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced changes in the distribution plan to try and speed up the roll-out.
Azar said “We are telling states they should open vaccinations to all people 65 and over, and all people under age 65 with a comorbidity with some form of medical documentation.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s leading immunologists, said: “When people are ready to get vaccinated, we’re going to move right on to the next level, so that there are not vaccine doses that are sitting in a freezer or refrigerator where they could be getting into people’s arm.”
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There are currently 22,827,674 cases confirmed in the US. Yesterday, it increased by +215,805, or 1.0%1
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There are currently 22,827,674 cases confirmed in the US. With an estimated population of 322m, that equals to about 7070 cases per 100,000 Americans.2
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There are currently 380,485 deaths confirmed in the US. Yesterday, it increased by +4,327, or 1.2%1
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There are currently 380,485 deaths confirmed to be caused by Covid-19 in the US. With an estimated population of 322m, that equals to about 118 deaths per 100,000 Americans.2
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There are currently 22,827,674 cases confirmed in the US. Yesterday, it increased by +215,805, or 1.0%1
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Last updated: 13 Jan 4:25am EST
Source: Maps are updated daily at 12am ET using state-level and county-level case and death figures reported from Johns Hopkins University. State populations were provided by Johns Hopkins CSSE.
1Daily increases were found by taking the case and death figures from the timestamp shown above and comparing them to the data from 7 days ago
2Per capita rates were calculated by taking the case and death tally recorded at the timestamp above and and dividing it by the estimated country population from the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate.
