US COVID-19 Cases Reach 800,000... Global Total Hits 2.5 Million

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[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The number of COVID-19 patients in the United States has surpassed 800,000.

According to Johns Hopkins University, as of 1:47 PM local time on the 21st, the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. stands at 804,194. On that day alone, 17,226 new cases were added. The number of infections in the U.S. increased by 100,000 in just four days after surpassing 700,000 on the 17th.

Although the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has slowed down, the number of new infections remains substantial. The death toll has also reached 43,200.

On the same day, the total number of infections worldwide exceeded 2.5 million, reaching 2.53 million, with deaths totaling approximately 174,000.

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