Coronavirus in the US: Two and a half million infected and 125,000 dead

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the number of people infected with the coronavirus in the United States has reached two and a half million and the number of deaths has reached 125,000. The main focus of the coronavirus has been declared in the southern states of Florida, Texas, Arizona and California.

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, which records the latest cases and deaths of coronavirus worldwide, reported today, Sunday, July 28 (June 28), that the number of infected people in the United States has exceeded two and a half million.

According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, 125,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, accounting for a quarter of the global death toll.

The United States has a population of 330 million and is at the top of the list of countries with the most coronavirus cases in the world.

Johns Hopkins University reported last Friday that the US had broken the record for the number of new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, with 45,255 new cases. According to the same data, the day before, 40,000 people had been infected with the coronavirus in a single day.

The Johns Hopkins University website is regularly updated with received data, and therefore shows a higher number of coronavirus cases than the official statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Which US state has the most coronavirus cases?

The highest number of coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours has been recorded in the state of Florida. Local authorities have reported 9,585 cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.

Southern states like Texas and Arizona currently have the highest rates of coronavirus cases, and California is also in the grip of the virus.

US authorities have taken some measures to combat the further spread of the coronavirus. Texas has ordered the closure of bars and Florida has banned the sale of alcohol in bars. However, the Republican governors of both states had previously opposed extending the coronavirus restrictions.

The focus of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has shifted from the New York metropolitan area and the Northeast to the New York City area in February and March. These states have now managed to bring the virus under control.

Anthony Fauci, a leading American virologist and senior White House advisor on the coronavirus outbreak, expressed concern last Friday about the rapid increase in the spread of the coronavirus in the south and west of the country. Fauci has acknowledged that the United States is facing serious problems in certain areas.

Meanwhile, US Vice President Mike Pence has also canceled campaign events in Arizona and Florida next week. Members of Trump's campaign team have announced that the cancellation of the campaign was due to an "out of an abundance of caution" regarding the coronavirus.

Source: DW