(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Over 13 million confirmed cases of new crown in the United States increase online sales during the "Black Friday" discount season
China News Service, Washington, November 27 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded 13 million on the 27th local time, and the death toll exceeded 264,000.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 17:00 on the 27th, there were more than 13.04 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States and 264,624 deaths.
Among them, 1.206 million were confirmed in Texas, 1.179 million were confirmed in California, 979,000 were confirmed in Florida, 705,000 were confirmed in Illinois, and 628,000 were confirmed in New York State.
On November 26th local time, the traditional American holiday Thanksgiving, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in New York.
Due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, this year's parade will be shown to the audience in the form of live television, and the scene will not be open to the public.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
According to statistics, on Thanksgiving Day on the 26th, in the absence of notifications from 20 states, there were 125,000 new cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States and 1,319 new deaths.
Up to now, the number of new cases of new crown in the United States has exceeded 100,000 for 25 consecutive days, and the number of hospitalizations due to new crown pneumonia has exceeded 90,000, which is the highest record since the outbreak.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidelines last week, urging Americans not to travel during Thanksgiving this year, and gatherings are limited to family members who live with them.
For this year’s holiday discount season, the CDC said in its guide that shopping in crowded malls is “risky” and people are advised to avoid offline shopping as much as possible.
"Black Friday" after Thanksgiving is one of the most influential discount seasons in the United States. It usually opens at 12 o'clock in the morning on Friday. In previous years, many people lined up at the mall at midnight to enter.
Affected by the epidemic this year, many merchants have launched discounts online in advance, and many people have also chosen to consume online.
According to statistics from Adobe Analytics, on Thanksgiving Day on the 26th, the total online sales of 80 online retailers in the United States exceeded $5.1 billion, an increase of 21.5% over 2019. The most popular products include toys, computers, watches, and sports equipment. Wait.
Adobe predicts that online sales on "Black Friday" will exceed 10 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 39% year-on-year, and then "Cyber Monday" online sales may exceed 12.7 billion U.S. dollars.
The National Retail Federation is also optimistic about sales in the discount season at the end of this year. NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said that after a “so difficult” year, people will think that they should buy better gifts for themselves and their families as rewards. “This kind of psychology will promote consumption". According to NRF, sales in November and December of this year will grow between 3.6% and 5.2% year-on-year. (Finish)