As of Sunday, there were 93,238 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the U.S., according to the Covid Tracking Project. That’s a new single-day record and reflects a continuing trend as coronavirus infections continue to skyrocket nationwide. Since November 1, there have been over four million confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S., more than double any other month on record. The U.S. is currently averaging over 157,000 new coronavirus cases every day and better than one death per minute. Saturday marked the 25th consecutive day that over 100,000 COVID-19 U.S. cases were recorded.
Sunday on ABC’s This Week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, warned that the nation may see “surge upon surge” of new cases as the weather continues to turn colder and people travel for the holidays through New Year’s Day, discounting pandemic restrictions and potentially turning holiday gatherings into virus spreader events. More than eight million Americans traveled for the Thanksgiving holiday, against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisement. The TSA says it screened 1,176,091 people on Sunday, making it the busiest day for air travel since the pandemic started. By comparison, 2,882,915 were screened on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year, the highest volume in TSA history.
As of Monday morning, there were 13,386,251 reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S., with 266,887 reported deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. Both numbers remain the highest on the planet, and account for 21% and 18% of global infections and fatalities, respectively.
COVID-19 numbers
Here’s the latest data on COVID-19 coronavirus infections and deaths.
Latest reported numbers globally per Johns Hopkins University
Global diagnosed cases: 62,838,150
Global deaths: 1,461,249. The United States has the most deaths of any single country, with 266,887.
Number of countries/regions: at least 191
Total patients recovered globally: 40,248,672
Latest reported numbers in the United States per Johns Hopkins University
There are at least 13,386,251 reported cases in 50 states + the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. This is more than in any other country.
U.S. deaths: at least 266,887. New York State has the greatest number of reported deaths in the U.S., with 34,561.
U.S. total patients recovered: 5,065,030
U.S. total people tested: 191,149,006
The greatest number of reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is in Texas, with 1,225,594 confirmed cases out of a total state population of 29 million. This ranks fourth in the world after Maharashtra, India, which has 1,820,059 reported cases; England, which has 1,390,923 reported cases; and Sao Paulo, Brazil, which has 1,240,473 reported cases.