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(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of infections in the United States exceeds 9 million and the number of new cases in a single day is approaching 100,000
China News Service, Washington, October 31 (Reporter Chen Mengtong) The number of people infected with a new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded 9 million on October 30. From 8 million to 9 million cases, it’s only been two weeks and the cumulative number of deaths in the United States has approached 230,000.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, at 10:00 p.m. on the same day, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States has reached 9,036 million and 229,000 deaths. Among them, California and Texas have confirmed more than 920,000 cases, Florida has confirmed 800,000, and New York has confirmed 505,000.
According to incomplete statistics from the National Broadcasting Corporation and other outlets, there were 98,000 new cases in the United States that day. In the past two weeks, an average of 76,000 new cases were added each day. The third peak of the American epidemic has begun to appear and the cumulative case curve shows a “W” shape rising from left to right.
The U.S. epidemic has experienced two peaks in mid-April and mid-July this year. The hot spots of the epidemic have moved from the northeast to the “sunny zone” in the south. Since the fall, the new corona virus has begun to spread to the interior of the center and north.
The Associated Press reported that recently, the number of new infections in 47 states in the United States has been increasing, including the relatively remote locations of Nebraska and South Dakota. The number of new cases in many states has exceeded the previous number. Decisive point.
“The next two months will be the most difficult time of the epidemic.” Scott Gottlieb, former director of the US Food and Drug Administration, said a few days ago: “We cannot relax our vigilance now.”
Affected by the rebound in the epidemic, US stocks fell sharply for many days this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index, and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 6.47%, 5.64% and 5.51%, respectively, in a week, marking their biggest weekly decline since mid-March. of this year.
The Institute for Health Indicators and Evaluation at the University of Washington issued a report saying that if states do not again take mandatory measures to deal with the epidemic, the number of deaths in a single day in the United States will mid-January next year may be three times the current figure. “The hospital system in 18 states, especially the intensive care unit, is expected to face great pressure in December and January.”
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on the 30th that due to the recent increase in the number of confirmed cases and hospitalizations from the new crown, the city will suspend plans to reopen more businesses and allow more people to enter closed spaces.
The US general election is about to enter the last three days of the “sprint” stage. US President Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Biden competed in a “transitional state” in the Midwest on the 30th. Regarding the epidemic, the two expressed different expectations.
On the same day, Trump again expressed to his followers his optimistic expectations of overcoming the epidemic, saying that the United States “overcame the difficulties.” Biden emphasized at the rally that the United States should take action again and focus on containing the epidemic. (End up)
