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On the first day of 2021, the United States diagnosed more than 20 million new crown experts – the darkest days are yet to come
On January 1, 2021 local time, just hours after the first day of 2021, data from Johns Hopkins University showed that there were more than 20 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States.
According to a CNN report on the 1st, several US experts believe that the worst situation “is yet to come.”
△ CNN published an article on January 1 titled “There are more than 20 million confirmed cases of new corona pneumonia in the United States. Experts predict that January will usher in a difficult time.” Many American experts and medical personnel are still concerned about the future of the new corona epidemic in the United States. Be pessimistic. (Image Source: CNN)
53 days! 10 million to 20 million
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, on January 21, 2020, the United States reported the first confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia. As of April 28, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeded one million, from 1 million to 1 million, which took 99 days.
Since then, the time required for each million additional confirmed cases in the United States has become increasingly shortened, especially after the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeded 10 million on November 9, 2020, time. local, the number of cases increased by 1 million in about a week.
△ The image above shows the growth curve of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States with date. According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the current growth rate of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States is approximately every 2 months, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases will increase. 1 time. (Image Source: CNN)
Heading into December, the epidemic in the United States has reached an unprecedented peak, with the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day reaching a new record. For every million new cases, it can be as short as 4 days and as long as 6 days.
As of the afternoon of January 1, 2021, the total number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States has exceeded 20,080,000. According to official statistics, it took the United States 292 days to reach the 10 millionth confirmed case. In just 53 days, this number doubled.
Additionally, relevant research results show that actual infection of the novel coronavirus in the United States may differ from actual reported data. Researchers have long claimed that the actual number of infections in the United States may be millions higher, in part due to testing restrictions, thereby underestimating the rate of infection.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, December is the deadliest month of the new corona epidemic in the United States. In that month alone, deaths from new corona pneumonia in the country reached more than 77,500, and the total number of deaths in the United States since the outbreak There were 346,000 cases and the proportion of deaths in December reached 18.3% .
Beauty expert: the darkest days are still behind
In late December 2020, the prognostic report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that more than 80,000 Americans will die of new coronary pneumonia in the next three weeks, reminiscent of the people that the country still faces serious challenges. Forecast data from the University of Washington in Seattle in late December shows that in the next two months alone, the number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in the United States will rise by 193,000.
Many American medical experts said the United States will usher in more “dark days” in January.
△ From highest to lowest, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in every state in the United States (data source: Johns Hopkins University, USA)
In California, which has the highest number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States, there are more than 21,000 confirmed patients lying in hospital beds statewide, of which about 4,500 are in intensive care units. Data shows that the number of hospitalized patients in California in December 2020 has increased by more than 25%, and the average number of deaths reported each day has also increased significantly. Limited medical resources and a steady stream of new confirmed cases forced many members of the local medical staff to issue warnings.
Nicole Groningen, doctor at a local hospital in Los Angeles: We have reached the limit and we are on the verge of collapse. We are very concerned, it may not be long before we can find beds and staff to treat patients with new coronary pneumonia who need urgent help.
Scott Brickner, a nurse at a local hospital in Los Angeles: When I described the current situation to my friend, I told him that it was like fighting more than 100 feet underwater. Even though you are drowning, you still have to fight because this is the only thing you can do.
Relevant data shows that in the last day of 2020, 125,370 patients hospitalized with new coronary pneumonia in the United States broke the record for the number of hospitalizations of patients diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia during the new coronary pneumonia pandemic for the fourth consecutive day.
△ A statistical chart of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in the United States, the gray bar graph is the daily reported number of new deaths and the orange is the 7-day average number of deaths. (Image Source: CNN)
Christina Ghaly, director of health services in Los Angeles, said the epidemic is pushing hospitals “to the brink of disaster.”
The vaccine will take several months to take effect. America is already on the brink of disaster
Although the United States has begun vaccination, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, publicly stated that the current introduction of vaccines in the United States is slower than what federal health officials expected. Fauci said in a conversation with California Governor Gavin Newsom: “In April, I think by then we will be able to meet the needs of the vaccinated population.”
△ On December 30, 2020, Anthony Fauci (right) had a video connection with California Governor Gavin Newsom (left). Fauci presented the current obstacles to vaccination in the United States.
Esther Choo, a professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health and Science University, explained that vaccine delivery “is a very complicated business.” He explained: “In each distribution and vaccination step, there is complexity and the possibility of delay. Planning, distribution, training, vaccine supply, storage … In these stages, there are too many factors that influence.”
That’s why Esther Joe warned the American people: “We have to face the reality that in the short term, the epidemic will not ease yet.”
As Anthony Fauci and several American experts have said, the American people still need to wait a few months for the vaccine to work. However, the US epidemic is still gradually moving towards a more severe future.
△ The latest data on the new corona pneumonia epidemic published by Johns Hopkins University in the United States at 8:22 pm on January 2
At 8:22 p.m. on January 1, 2021 Eastern Time, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States increased to 20,083,375 and the number of deaths increased to 347,577.
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Producer 丨 Zhao Xinyu
Chief Editor 丨 Cui Chong
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Editor 丨 Chen Yufan and Kim Rücheng
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