(Fighting new crown pneumonia) The number of new crowns diagnosed in the United States exceeds 22 million

　　China News Agency, Houston, January 9th. The number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded 22 million on January 9 local time, and the death toll exceeded 372,000.

　　According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 9 pm on the 9th, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded 22.12 million and 372,384 died.

Among them, 2.671 million were confirmed in California, 1.951 million were confirmed in Texas, 1.464 million were confirmed in Florida, 1.119 million were confirmed in New York State, and 1.024 million were confirmed in Illinois.

On December 29, 2020 local time, citizens of San Mateo County, California, USA, relaxing in a park.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan

　　Up to now, core indicators such as confirmed cases and deaths of the new crown in the United States have reached record highs.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States on November 9, 2020 exceeded 10 million.

From 10 million cases to 22 million cases, it took only 2 months, and the growth rate reached a new high.

The number of deaths this week exceeded 20,000. This Thursday, the United States reported more than 4,000 deaths in a single day, a record high in the number of deaths in a single day.

　　According to the Covid Tracking Project (Covid Tracking Project), there are currently more than 132,000 hospitalized patients in the United States due to COVID-19.

　　According to US media analysis, there are three main reasons for the continual deterioration of the new crown epidemic in the United States.

　　First, “the current epidemic data reflects that social gatherings during the Christmas and New Year holidays have increased the spread of the virus.” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in an interview with National Public Radio on the 7th that he expected 1 The monthly data will continue to climb.

　　According to comprehensive media reports, the number of confirmed cases in California, Arizona, Kentucky and other states is currently increasing sharply.

Hospitals and funeral homes in the Los Angeles area of ​​California have been overloaded.

　　Second, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, 8 states have confirmed the detection of cases of mutated new coronavirus infections reported in the United Kingdom.

Including California, Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut.

Researchers estimate that the mutant virus is more contagious than the original strain, and there may already be a certain range of community transmission in the United States.

　　Third, with the normalization of the epidemic, epidemic prevention and restriction measures have made the people tired, and people relax their vigilance in life, increasing the risk of infection.

　　In addition, according to "USA Today" news, the CDC reported that as of the 8th, the United States has issued 22.13 million doses of new crown vaccine, of which nearly 6.7 million doses have been vaccinated.

　　It is worth noting that CDC Director Robert Redfield recently warned that the riots in the US Capitol on January 6 may lead to large-scale public health incidents.

He said that almost none of the people who rushed into Congress wore masks, which could cause the spread of the new crown virus on a large scale.

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