The United States recorded more than 43,000 new infections due to the coronavirus on Saturday in the last 24 hours, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University, which refers. The country had 43,742 additional cases at the end of the day, bringing the cumulative total to 2,836,764 patients since the start of the pandemic. The country also recorded 252 new deaths from Covid-19, the source said, bringing the total death toll to 129,657.
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These figures indicate a slowdown compared to the previous three days, which had all been marked by records, including more than 57,000 new infections on Friday. But this decline could be due to a holiday, the national holiday which falls on July 4.
The United States is by far the most affected country in the world. President Donald Trump pointed to China on Saturday as the source of the coronavirus, reaffirming that it should " be held accountable ", and praised the American response.
“ We have made a lot of progress. Our strategy is working well, "he said, hammering away his belief that treatment and / or a vaccine would probably be available" well before the end of the year ".