More patients, but mortality is not increasing.
In the USA On January 3, a record number of coronavirus cases was found for the entire pandemic — more than a million people per day. This is an indicator against the background of the spread of the Omicron strain, as evidenced by data from Johns Hopkins University. Before this maximum daily rate, the figure was considered half as much.
The publication notes that the data may be higher, since many Americans do coronavirus tests at home and do not report the results to the authorities.
world record outside of 24 hours The US was spotted this spring in India with the Delta strain raging across the country. On May 7, 414 thousand COVID-19 patients were recorded in India.
The recent outbreak of the virus in the States has led to canceled flights, the closure of schools and offices, overcrowded hospitals and complications in supplies.