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More than 11.7 million confirmed cases of new corona in the US.
China News Agency, Washington, November 19 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States surpassed 11.7 million by 19 local time, and the death toll surpassed 252,000.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, at 9:00 p.m. on the 19th, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded 11.71 million and 252,484 people died. Among them, 1,104 million were confirmed in Texas, 1,071 million were confirmed in California, 914,000 were confirmed in Florida, 621,000 were confirmed in Illinois, and 579,000 were confirmed in New York State.
In recent days, several indicators of the new corona pneumonia epidemic in the United States, including the number of new cases, the number of deaths, the number of hospitalizations and the rate of positive tests, have remained high. The average daily number of new cases in the United States in the last 7 days has reached 161,165, an increase of 27% from the previous week. The number of cases in 44 of the 50 US states showed an upward trend, 5 states were stable, and only one state in Hawaii showed a downward trend.
Faced with the current state of the epidemic, the White House Task Force on the New Crown Epidemic held a press conference for the first time since July. The White House Coordinator of the Nueva Coronaria Pneumonia Coordinator Fund warned the American people to reduce gatherings, maintain “social distance” and wear masks. He said the current epidemic is more severe than before, with “more cases and more rapid spread.” The public must remain vigilant and adhere to epidemic prevention guidelines.
For the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning that day, recommending that Americans not travel on Thanksgiving this year, and meetings are limited to family members who live in the same house. If college students or military personnel go home to visit family members, the CDC recommends that the gathering be held outdoors as much as possible, and that everyone should maintain a “social distance” and wear masks.
The undersecretary of the US Department of Health, Giruval, said on the same day that Thanksgiving is “fundamental” to control the epidemic. He said that while there is good news about the vaccine, “the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better.”
On November 18 local time, at the University of Washington University Health Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, medical personnel wear electric air-purifying respirators before entering the ward for patients with new coronary pneumonia .
The CDC also released the results of various models that day, predicting that by December 12 there will be between 276,000 and 298,000 deaths from new coronary pneumonia in the United States.
Faced with the serious epidemic situation, the United States has once again strengthened its epidemic prevention measures in many places. California Governor Newsom announced that most areas of California will implement a “curfew” and that all non-essential activities and meetings will not take place between 10 pm and 5 am.
The Mayor of New York, United States, said New York City could reach the “Orange Zone” standard set by New York State in a week or two, and indoor gyms, beauty salons and restaurants will be closed. . On the same day, New York City’s public school system closed again less than two months after classes began. (End up)
