China News Service, January 2nd, according to a comprehensive report from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, on January 1, local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States exceeded 20.1 million, an increase of more than 1 million in the past week alone. The total number of deaths exceeds 347,000.
At the same time, three new cases of mutated new coronavirus patients were added in San Diego, California.
On December 29, local time, people in Washington, the capital of the United States, ate in an outdoor restaurant.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sha Hanting
At present, there are 3 states in the United States with more than 1 million confirmed cases. California became the first state to have more than 2 million confirmed cases on December 23, 2020; the cumulative number of new crown deaths nationwide exceeded 347,000.
California, New York State, and Texas have all over 25,000 deaths, and medical resources in many places are in urgent need.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Gasetti said bluntly: "The simple reality is that Los Angeles hospitals cannot admit more patients, and people will die in the corridors of the hospital." He called the current "the most difficult , The darkest days".
On December 29, local time, people in Washington, the US capital, ate in an outdoor "bubble" restaurant.
On the other hand, the new coronavirus mutant may have spread within the United States.
On December 29, 2020, Colorado notified the first case of a mutant virus in the United States. The patient was a member of the State's National Guard.
Afterwards, California and Florida also reported the first cases of infection with the mutant virus in the state.
On December 31, 2020, health officials in San Diego, California, USA confirmed that there were three new cases of mutated new coronavirus patients in the area, indicating that the mutated new coronavirus has spread between communities in the area.
In addition, the current number of new crown vaccination in the United States is far below the number previously promised.
According to Reuters, the government promised to vaccinate 20 million people by the end of 2020, but as of December 31, fewer than 3 million people in the United States had been vaccinated.