US COVID-19 Cumulative Cases Surpass 19 Million

1 Million More in Just 6 Days
Possibility of Surpassing 20 Million Within the Year
Concerns Over Further Worsening After Christmas and New Year Holidays

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The cumulative number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the United States surpassed 19 million on the 27th (local time). The possibility of exceeding 20 million within this year cannot be ruled out. Warnings continue that the situation will worsen further by January next year.

Temporary beds for COVID-19 patients have been set up in front of a hospital in Orange County, California.
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Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. reported that the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the United States reached approximately 19,076,000, and the cumulative death toll was 332,705 on the same day.

The cumulative confirmed cases increased by 1 million in just 6 days after surpassing 18 million on the 21st. Although the increase rate slightly eased compared to the 4 days it took to rise from 17 million to 18 million, it is not a situation where vigilance can be relaxed. The number of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S. continues to increase by about 200,000 daily.

The cumulative confirmed cases in the United States account for 23% of the global total of 80,627,000 confirmed cases, and the death toll accounts for about 19% of the global total (approximately 1.76 million).

As the number of infections increased, the monthly COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. also reached a record high. CNN reported that from the beginning of December to the 26th, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 reached about 63,000, marking the highest monthly death toll since the pandemic began.

Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), warned in an interview with CNN on the same day that there might be another surge in COVID-19 cases after Christmas and New Year.

Director Fauci said, "If the daily new infections are 200,000, daily deaths are about 2,000, and hospitalizations exceed 120,000, these are the benchmarks indicating that we are truly at a precarious point."

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