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The Biden administration announced Saturday that the United States set a new record for the number of COVID-19 injections administered in one day, inoculating more than 4 million people.
Cyrus Shahpar, the White House COVID-19 data director, tweeted Saturday that more than 4.08 million doses had been administered in the past 24 hours. He noted that it was the first time the US had averaged more than 3 million doses per day in the past week.
“Wow, a record day for reporting! + 4.08M reported doses administered over the total yesterday. First day with 4M or more. It is also the first time that it averaged more than 3 million per day in the past week, ”Shahpar tweeted. “Millions Unite to Accelerate Our Progress Toward Pandemic Control!”
Wow, a record reporting day! + 4.08M reported doses administered over the total yesterday. First day with 4M or more. It is also the first time that it has averaged more than 3 million per day for the past week. Millions unite to accelerate our progress toward controlling the pandemic!
– Cyrus Shahpar (@ cyrusshahpar46) April 3, 2021
Data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the US has administered 4,081,959 doses of vaccines since Friday, bringing the average of seven days of vaccinations to 3,072,527 per day.
In total, more than 161.6 million doses of vaccines have been administered in the US so far, according to the agency’s vaccine tracker. More than 104 million people have received at least one dose and nearly 60 million have been fully vaccinated.
The data comes as the government seeks to speed up vaccinations in an effort to return to normality.
The CDC issued guidance on Friday stating that fully vaccinated people do not need to be tested before or after a domestic trip. However, the agency still advises wearing a mask and getting tested three to five days after international travel.
But despite the encouraging news on the vaccine front, experts warn that the American public must remain vigilant to avoid another surge in cases across the country.
Cases have risen steadily for the past two weeks after declining after winter break. Michigan, in particular, has seen an increase in cases over a two-week period, according to data from The New York Times.
More than 30 million Americans have been infected with coronavirus since the pandemic began, according to CDC data, and more than 550,000 have died.
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