USA After Thanksgiving: Increased number of new corona infections since the start of the pandemic

The United States faces new dimensions in the fight against Corona. After Thanksgiving, the number of infections and deaths increases.

Update of Friday, December 4, 2020, 6:50 am: At United States are most of them New corona infections in one day from the beginning of the Corona-Pandemie has been informed. There were more than 210,000 new cases nationwide in 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University said Thursday night. Therefore, the number of deaths reached with 2907 also one of the highest values ​​reported so far.

America after Thanksgiving: death toll skyrockets – California toughens measures

+++ 10:36 pm: Due to the increasing number of cases, the State of California tougher action in the fight against it Corona-Pandemie one. As Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday (December 3, 2020), curfews and other requirements will be tightened in regions where there is a risk of overcrowding in intensive care units. The state is imposing one across much of California. Order to stay at home. Many non-essential businesses also have to close. The order must be applied initially to the affected areas for three weeks.

With about 40 million inhabitants, California is the most populous state in the United States. They have generally been there since the beginning of the Corona-Pandemie more than 1.2 million infections with the pathogen SARS-CoV-2 tried. According to the governor’s office, more than 19,400 people are in a Coronavirus infection died. In terms of population, the West Coast state still fares better than many other states in the US.

Corona in the US: Johns Hopkins University corrects the number of deaths by corona down

Wednesday’s numbers (02.12.2020) in the United States captured Crown-Toten it is slightly lower than what was initially declared by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Instead of the originally 3,157 people who were confirmed over the course of a Corona infection died, the number of reported deaths dropped to 2,804 on Thursday night (December 3, 2020, CET). Although the Johns Hopkins University website is generally up to date, the number of new infections or Crown-Toten in some cases it is only updated later.

Corona in America: Deaths after Thanksgiving are on the rise

First registration from Thursday (December 3, 2020): Baltimore – die United States put sad again on Wednesday (02.12.2020) CrownRecords in: For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic has the number of registered within 24 hours Crown-Toten exceeded the threshold of 3,000. Authorities reported 3,157 deaths and one confirmed Coronavirus infection, as emerged from data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore on Thursday morning (December 3, 2020, CET). The highest figure so far with 2,607 deaths was recorded on April 15.

Also, many people are with one Crown infection In hospital like never before: 100,000 patients are currently being treated as inpatients, nearly 20,000 of them in the Intensive care unitas reported by The British Guardian. According to this, almost 7,000 Sick ventilated. Also the number of registered in one day New infections with the Coronavirus is again extremely high: for the second time since the beginning of the pandemic passed the 200,000 mark. According to JHU, the highest value to date was recorded on Friday (December 27, 2020) with around 205,000 new cases.

Corona in the US: Thanksgiving will boost infection and death rates

All this happens as a result of the United States Popular party Thanksgiving, traditionally the fourth Thursday of November in the circle of family has committed. The experts had faced Thanksgiving with an expected increase in infections nationwide. The CDC health authority had family visits and travel strongly discouraged. However, many people did not comply.

The boss of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert Redfield spoke on Wednesday (December 2, 2020) about the harsh winter months: “I think they will be the most difficult time in the history of this nation’s healthcare system,” Redfield said. He too President-elect Joe Biden warned: “Christmas it could be a lot more difficult. I don’t want to scare anyone, but get the facts: we will probably lose another 250,000 people between now and January, ”Biden said when speaking to economically strong workers. pandemic he got caught.

USA: Former presidents want to get vaccinated against the corona virus on television

The epidemiologist also made it very clear Ellie murraywhat the United States is looking for Thanksgiving yet to come: this week and next, they would end Thanksgiving Aggregate cases are recorded. “We will see all the hospital stays that result from this in mid-December, and we will see the people dying from the Covid they had around Thanksgiving at the end of Christmas. DecemberMurray says. However, they fear that many do not understand that Thanksgiving is the spread of the Coronavirus It changed because the effect was only visible in the numbers about two weeks later.

While the still holder US President Donald Trump are currently fewer with the skyrocketing increase Crown– Busy numbers in your country, but invested a lot of time in the issue of electoral fraud, three of your predecessors want to campaign for confidence in vaccines. As reported by CNN, I want George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama get vaccinated on television. The fact that his predecessors anticipate him with this high-profile action should not please Trump, who is concerned about the rapid development of Vaccinations he boasts and claims achievements for himself. (Inés Alberti with dpa)

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