US sets global record of over 1 million daily Covid cases
The virus has killed over 5.4 million people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019
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Publish : 04 Jan 2022, 04:23 PMUpdate : 04 Jan 2022, 04:25 PM
The United States recorded more than 1 million Covid-19 cases on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as the Omicron variant continues to spread at a blistering pace.
Johns Hopkins also reported 1,688 deaths for the same period, a day after top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci had said the country is experiencing "almost a vertical increase" in Covid-19 cases but the peak may be only weeks away.
The virus has killed over 5.4 million people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019.
US sets global record of over 1 million daily Covid cases
The United States recorded more than 1 million Covid-19 cases on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, as the Omicron variant continues to spread at a blistering pace.
Johns Hopkins also reported 1,688 deaths for the same period, a day after top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci had said the country is experiencing "almost a vertical increase" in Covid-19 cases but the peak may be only weeks away.
The virus has killed over 5.4 million people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019.
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