The U.S. reached over 2.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday as several states experience record-breaking spikes of infections amid efforts to …
The U. S. reached over 2.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday as several states experience record-breaking spikes of infections amid efforts to reopen the economy.
According to a count by Johns Hopkins University, as of Saturday,2,501,244 have tested positive for the coronavirus in the U. S. and 125,435 people have died.
Globally,9,891,727 people have tested positive and 496,075 people have died.
Since April, the U. S. has been the worst-affected country in the world. Public health officials estimate the actual numbers are much higher, considering some people who contract the disease are asymptomatic and others lack access to coronavirus tests.
The newest U. S. tally also comes as the nation faces multiple crises: mitigating the coronavirus and confronting police brutality and structural racism. Nationwide protests erupted in late May after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed in Minneapolis police custody on Memorial Day.
The coronavirus has also drawn back the curtain on racial disparities with regard to health care, as many Black and Hispanic Americans are suffering and dying from coroanvirus at a higher rate than their white counterparts
The hot spot areas in the country have shifted from the start of the pandemic in late February.
In the beginning, New York and New Jersey saw massive outbreaks concentrated in the New York City Metro Area. Local leaders then imposed strict social distancing guidelines to stop the spread.
The area has since seen a steady decline in hospitalizations and new confirmed cases.
