December 4th, New Media Special, Taiwan media said that the United States is the country with the worst outbreak of novel coronavirus disease in the world and is still suffering from the surge in cases. Johns Hopkins University said on December 1 that more than 2,500 deaths were recorded in the United States in 24 hours, the highest number since the end of April this year.
According to the real-time statistics of Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 p.m. local time on December 1, more than 180,000 people were infected with the novel coronavirus in the United States within 24 hours, according to the real-time statistics of Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 p.m. local time.
AFP reported that the number of deaths recorded on December 1 was 2,562. The last time there were more deaths in a single day than this figure was at the peak of the first wave of epidemic at the end of April.
According to the Coronavirus Disease Tracking Program, the number of hospitalizations in the United States reached a new high of 99,000 on December 1. The outbreak is particularly severe in several Midwestern states, including Indiana and South Dakota.
According to the report, days after the Thanksgiving holiday, experts are worried about a new surge in the number of infections, as millions of Americans are still away to reunite with relatives and friends despite the authorities’ suggestions to cancel holiday gatherings.
The report pointed out that this spring, the United States often recorded the number of 2,000 deaths in a single day, which has been reached several times in the past two weeks. Overall, more than 13.7 million people have been infected and more than 270,000 people have died so far in the United States.