The Covid Tracking Project, reported 83,010 new cases on Friday, citing data from local state health authorities in order t o keep a record check of deaths by corona virus.
Jerome Adams, US Surgeon General, has warned that hospital admission numbers are growing, but mortality rates are falling due to better patient care. Pharma giants like AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson resume US vaccine trials after approval from regulators.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has also warned that countries in the Northern Hemisphere are at a “critical juncture”. Nearly 8.5 million cases of coronavirus have been reported in America since the pandemic began, according to the Covid Tracking Project.
Over the last week, the US has tallied 441,541 new infections – its largest seven-day increase since the end of July.
The number of people who’ve died after contracting coronavirus has also steadily increased during the last six days, but is still significantly below the peak of over 2,000 daily deaths reported in April.
Hospital admission numbers are rising, too. As of Friday, 41,485 people were being treated in hospital, according to Covid Tracking Project data. This was the highest figure since the end of August, but it was also lower than figures reported in April and July.
Data for Friday has not yet been released by the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC). But on Thursday, the CDC reported 74,380 new cases, its third-highest number on record.