Coronavirus in the U.S.: Where cases are growing and declining
Officials warn of rising U.S. deaths in January from holiday visiting as global COVID-19 deaths set a record.
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As global COVID-19 deaths crested 2 million on Friday, new COVID-19 cases rose slightly in the United States this week, but officials warned that the number of deaths could rise to new highs in January, the result of holiday visiting. In the week that ended on January 14, just over 1.6 million people tested positive for the virus as numbers continue their relentless upward march. Hospitalizations eased slightly as of this date to about 129,000 cases, but hospital capacity across the nation remains at crisis levels, as ICU beds run short in many states, particularly Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma.
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Note: Counties recording fewer than five days of confirmed cases and having fewer than 10 cases are not shown.
Some states are already reporting the first signs of a rise in holiday-related cases. The outbreak in Los Angeles County is particularly severe, with confirmed cases doubling to a million in just a month. Adding to the crisis, the likely more contagious variant of the virus has now been identified in multiple states, with the largest clusters in Florida and California. Vaccine availability still offers some hope. More than nine million patients have received their first dose, and over 30 million doses have been distributed to states.
Confirmed cases by month
March 2020
182,818 cases
April 2020
887,947 cases
May 2020
721,859 cases
June 2020
848,841 cases
July 2020
1,905,708 cases
August 2020
1,454,993 cases
September 2020
1,214,263 cases
October 2020
1,908,257 cases
November 2020
4,374,673 cases
December 2020
3,624,749 cases
Source: New York Times, Census Bureau