US COVID-19 Cumulative Infections Surpass 30 Million (Update)

Attempt to Shift the Situation with 2.5 Million Daily Vaccine Inoculations

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The cumulative number of COVID-19 infections in the United States has surpassed 30 million.

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Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. reported on the 24th (local time) that the cumulative number of COVID-19 infections in the U.S. reached 30,001,245. This means that 1 in 11 Americans has experienced infection.

Prior to Johns Hopkins University, statistics companies such as Worldometer and The New York Times also reported that their own tallies of cumulative infections exceeded 30 million on the same day. Johns Hopkins University estimated the cumulative death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. at 545,000.

The U.S. is attempting to escape the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing daily vaccination doses to approximately 2.5 to 3 million. About 25% of the entire population has received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Despite the expanded vaccination strategy, the U.S. still records more than 50,000 new COVID-19 infections and about 1,000 deaths daily. Although COVID-19 related indicators are declining as vaccination expands, it is not easy to let down the guard.

Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said at a press briefing on the day, "Considering the current daily number of infections, we cannot declare victory or say that we have overcome the crisis regarding COVID-19."

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