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A Reuters census showed that the death toll from the new coronavirus in the United States is near six million cases, on Sunday, in light of Midwestern states announcing an increase in cases.
And the states of Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota recently announced record daily increases in new infections, while Montana and Idaho saw a record increase in the number of patients treated in hospitals.
Rates of new infections, deaths and hospital patients are declining across the country, but the Midwest is witnessing the emergence of new foci of infection, bringing the number of injuries to 5,989,470 cases, according to figures released by the Johns Hopkins University on Sunday.
Eight months after the outbreak of the epidemic, the United States continues to suffer from the tests, and in recent weeks the country has seen a decline in the number of people tested.
Many health officials, in at least 33 states, rejected recent directives issued by the administration of US President Donald Trump last week that people who have been exposed to the virus and have shown no symptoms do not need to do so. the proof.
Public health officials believe the country needs to test more people to detect asymptomatic carriers of the virus and slow the spread of the disease.
The United States has the highest number of people infected with the virus in the world, but ranks 10th in the relationship between the number of infected people and the population, while Brazil, Peru and Chile have the highest rates of infection, according to a Reuters count.
The United States also ranks first in the world in number of deaths, with more than 182,000 cases, and ranks 11th in the population of deaths.
