The current outbreak of the Chinese Communist virus (Wuhan pneumonia) in the United States looks to be continuing unabated. In the last two days, the United States has seen a record number of new cases and deaths from COVID-19, a disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus.
According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, 3,733 people died from the virus in the United States on Tuesday (Jan. 5), and a record 3,865 died on Wednesday. Over the past seven days, an average of 2,686 people have died each day in the United States. That number is second only to the record high set more than two weeks ago.
More than 361,200 people have died in the United States since the Communist virus entered the country nearly a year ago. According to a Reuters analysis, almost one in every 914 U.S. residents has died from the virus since the outbreak began.
At the same time, the number of new cases per day continues to soar. According to a CNBC analysis of Hopkins data, the nation reported more than 253,100 new cases on Wednesday, compared to a seven-day average of more than 222,600, a record high. This likely signals more deaths in the coming weeks as a result.
According to Hopkins, Arizona, California and West Virginia have set records for single-day deaths, based on seven-day averages; in 47 states and the District of Columbia, the seven-day average of new daily cases continues to increase by at least 5 percent, indicating that the outbreak is expanding.
Nationwide, more than 132,400 people are currently hospitalized with the CCP virus, the highest number to date, according to The Atlantic’s COVID Tracking Project.
These grim outbreak figures come as U.S. officials are racing to accelerate the rollout of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
As of Wednesday, more than 17.2 million doses of the vaccine had been distributed, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, just over 5.3 million doses were actually administered. Officials, including Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, believe the pace of vaccine rollout is expected to accelerate this month.
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