The U.S. has now posted two consecutive days of record single-day COVID-19 infections. Data compiled by the Covid Tracking Project shows there were 116,255 reported cases on November 5; the day before, that number was just over 103,000, an increase of more than 13,000 in 24 hours. The number of people hospitalized as of Thursday morning stands at 53,322, with 1,124 coronavirus deaths reported Thursday. Friday morning, there were a total of 234,944 reported COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, about 19% of the global total. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent forecast estimates there will be between 250,000 to 266,000 total COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. by the week ending November 28.
The increase in reported COVID-19 cases is swiftly pushing the U.S. toward another grim milestone. With 9,611,004 reported cases as of Friday morning, America is expected to cross the threshold of 10 million total cases perhaps as soon as this weekend. The U.S. continues to report more coronavirus cases than any other country, averaging between 19% and 20% of the world’s total.
An internal memo from the Department of Health and Human Services, obtained by ABC News, further confirms the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. The memo reports that 43 states and territories are in an upward trajectory of new COVID-19 cases, with one jurisdiction flat and 12 declining. At least 604,451 new cases were confirmed during the period of Oct 28-Nov 3, a 20% increase from the previous seven-day period. There were 6,003 deaths recorded Oct 28-Nov 3, marking a 6.8% increase in new deaths compared with the previous week. The national test-positivity rate increased to 7.3% from 6.5% in week-to-week comparisons, while 24% of hospitals across the country report having more than 80% of their ICU beds filled. That number was 17-18% during the summertime coronavirus infection peak.
Another day of record COVID-19 infections reported as US approaches 10 million cases
