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WASHINGTON: COVID-19 cases in the United States increased to at least 120276 on Thursday (November 5), according to a Reuters count, the time they accumulate consecutively as the epidemic spreads to all regions.
Cases in the United States are more than 100,000 in 3 of more than seven days, put pressure on hospitals in several states, and force families to reconsider their Thanksgiving dinner plans on November 26.
Twenty of the 50 states reported a one-day record on Thursday.
Previously, the maximum number of states reporting records of new instances in an undes married day was October 16 on October 30, according to Reuters data.
Although the spread of the virus is widespread, the epidemic is acute in the Midwest, founded on new cases consistent with the capita.
Illinois reported nearly 10,000 new cases on Thursday and, along with Texas, leads the US. But it’s not the first time In the maximum number of cases reported in the last seven days.
Other Midwest states with record cases Thursday included Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah and West Virginia set records for new infections.
Some cities and states have announced new measures such as curfews or relief in the duration of meetings to combat the spread of the virus, but the United States has taken some action at the federal level.
Seventeen of the 50 states want masks.
Many European countries are closing high-risk closures and even ordering national or regional closures in the face of a momentary wave of the virus.
In addition to case accumulation, U. S. hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients increased to more than 52,500 on Thursday, for the eleventh consecutive day and near the July 58,370 record.
North Dakota reported 8 loose extensive care beds across the state Thursday.
Hospitalizations are a key measure because they are affected by the number of tests performed.
Deaths from coronavirus tend to increase, but not at the same rate as cases, with the United States registering an average of 850 deaths consistent with the day, compared to 700 a month ago.
In recent days, six states have reported their highest number of pandemic deaths in one day: Arkansas, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
The pandemic affected almost every facet of American life, adding up to a record number of voters who voted in Tuesday’s election.
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