China News Service, Washington, October 15 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded 7.97 million on the 15th local time, and the death toll exceeded 217,000.

　　According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 23:00 on the 15th, there were more than 7.979 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States and 217,683 deaths.

Among them, 868,000 were confirmed in California, 837,000 were confirmed in Texas, 744,000 were confirmed in Florida, 479,000 were confirmed in New York State, and 336,000 were confirmed in Georgia.

On October 4, local time, children in San Mateo, Northern California, USA, were playing in a playground.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan

　　In recent days, the number of new cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States has been showing an upward trend.

The number of new cases on the 14th reached 59,494, the highest since August; the average daily increase in the past 7 days reached 52,345, an increase of 16% over the previous week; the number of new cases in 42 of the 50 states showed an upward trend. Among them, the average daily number of new cases in the past 7 days in 21 states has reached the highest value since the outbreak, and these states are mainly concentrated in the western and midwestern regions.

　　Among them, Wisconsin added 3747 new crown cases on the 15th, the highest value since the outbreak.

The governor of the state Evers asked people to stay at home as much as possible and wear masks if they must go out.

He said, "The sooner people take the new crown virus seriously, the sooner our economy and community life can get back on track."

　　On the same day, the number of new cases in Michigan, Ohio, Arkansas, Montana and other states also reached their highest values ​​since the outbreak.

The New York Times said that the US epidemic is reaching its "third peak."

　　Regarding the current situation in the United States, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, expressed "worrying".

He said that according to current data, this autumn and winter will be a "big challenge."

Fauci asked the public to follow the epidemic prevention guidelines such as wearing masks and not gathering crowds.

For the upcoming Thanksgiving Day and other holidays, Fauci said that he would not hold parties, and hoped that the American people would "try to avoid" large family gatherings.

On October 14, local time, the Simon Hoff Flower Park near Freetown Miami, USA, was filled with tombstone-shaped white plastic plaques to commemorate the deceased of the new crown.

People's comments on the plastic signs drew tears.

　　Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said that the latest data show that family gatherings are becoming an important channel for spreading the new crown virus.

He called on the American people to be cautious about family gatherings and take necessary preventive measures.

In the latest guidelines issued by the CDC, the elderly and people with chronic diseases are advised not to attend holiday parties.

　　According to CDC's comprehensive multiple models, it is estimated that by November 7th, 229,000 to 240,000 people will die of new coronary pneumonia in the United States.

　　According to data from the US Department of Labor on the 15th, in the week ending October 10, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits for the first time in the United States increased by 53,000 to 898,000 from the previous month.

The data also shows that in the week ending October 3, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits across the United States reached 10.018 million.

　　At present, the two parties in Congress are still in progress on a new round of economic stimulus plan to deal with the epidemic.

Experts predict that if the economic stimulus plan cannot be launched in the near future, it will have a great impact on the US economy in the fourth quarter.

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