China News Service, September 7 reported that the US epidemic continues to rebound, and the cumulative number of new crown cases nationwide has exceeded 40 million.
According to data analysis from Johns Hopkins University, compared with 2020, the number of single-day new crown infections on Labor Day in 2021 has increased by more than 300%.
Data map: On August 3, local time, customers were shopping in a mall in San Francisco, California, USA.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
As of the 6th Eastern Time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 40 million, and the cumulative number of deaths has reached 650,000.
The United States has the largest number of cumulative confirmed cases and the largest number of cumulative deaths in the world.
Due to the spread of the highly contagious Delta virus, the United States is experiencing a new wave of new coronavirus infections, especially in areas with low vaccination rates. A large number of hospitalized patients has caused a shortage of intensive care beds in many states across the United States.
According to data from the US Department of Health, compared with Labor Day a year ago, the number of single-day new crown cases on Labor Day in 2021 has increased by 316%, the number of deaths in a single day has doubled, and the number of hospitalizations has increased by 158%.
Lisa Morialiti, executive director of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, said that her hospital has reached a critical point, and patients can only be placed on beds in the corridors and receive treatment in the triage room.
The vaccination rate in Mississippi is only 38%, the lowest in the country.
American infectious disease expert Fauci said in an interview with US media recently: "The United States is very close to the time when it is very close to making a difficult decision on the priority of intensive care unit beds. Vaccination is still the prevention of the new coronavirus. best choice."