US numbers rise to a record high Death toll also soaring in nation
The U.S. has set another record for daily number of coronavirus cases.
The country reported more than 126,000 positive cases and more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, according to the most recent data from Johns Hopkins University.
It marked the fourth day in a row that new cases topped more than 100,000 as the country has broken its own record for daily cases with nearly every passing day last week.
The seven-day rolling average for daily new cases in the U.S. rose over the past two weeks from more than 64,000 on Oct. 24 to nearly 104,000 on Nov. 7, according to the university’s data.
The virus death toll is also rising in the country.
The seven-day rolling average for daily new deaths rose over the past two weeks from 801 on Oct. 24 to 930 on Nov. 7, the university said.
There have been more than 9.8 million cases and more than 237,000 deaths from the virus in the U.S. since the pandemic started.
In Wyoming, health officials reported 646 new coronavirus cases Sunday, the second-highest single-day total of the pandemic in the state.
The Department of Health listed 966 new cases on Friday, the highest single-day total.
The Casper Star-tribune reports that at least 114 people have died of the coronavirus and that more than 14,690 people have tested positive. The new totals come amid a rapid surge in the numbers of cases in Wyoming and throughout much of the U.S.
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has said he is not considering implementing a statewide face mask order but has urged residents to wear masks.
Globally, there have been nearly 50 million positive cases and more than 1.2 million deaths from COVID-19.
In Greece, health authorities announced 1,914 new cases of the new coronavirus, including a record 35 deaths, on Sunday.
The total number of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is 56,698, with 734 deaths.
Researchers at the chemistry department of the University of Athens said Saturday that an analysis of waste at the Athens region’s main waste treatment plant has led them to estimate that 1.5% to 2% of the capital region’s population of 4.2 million are active coronavirus carriers, which would mean 63,000 to 84,000 individuals.
Authorities said Sunday that of the country’s 1,063 intensive care units, 734 were occupied, 259 with coronavirus patients. The rapid filling of such places was one of the reasons the country was placed on lockdown Saturday.
India has reported 45,674 new coronavirus infections, with the capital coping with a sharp surge of nearly 7,000 cases a day this past week.
India’s tally of confirmed cases – currently the second largest in the world behind the United States – has exceeded 8.5 million. The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported 559 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising total fatalities to 126,121.
India has seen an overall steady dip in new cases after touching nearly 100,000 cases a day in midSeptember.