After the US presidential election, the infection situation in the US has hit a new low: again, well over 100,000 new infections were registered.
Even after the
2020 US election *
, the
corona numbers
in the
USA
continue to rise rapidly.
The situation is also
coming to a head in the
“swing states”
that may be decisive for the election
.
There's a new testing initiative in Boston.
On Tuesday,
more than
136,000 new corona cases * were
reported
in the
USA
for the first time
.
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from November 11, 2:01 p.m.:
According to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the
number of
new infections
every
day
with the
coronavirus
in the
USA
rose to
136,325
on Tuesday
.
This is a
record
since the pandemic began.
According to media reports, the number of
Covid-19 patients
in US hospitals also reached a
new high
.
So on Tuesday were the nation's
61,964 people
with the
coronavirus
in
clinics
treated more than ever before, such as, among others,
CNN
reported, citing data from the Covid Tracking Project.
The Covid Tracking Project was started in the spring of
The Atlantic
magazine
and collects and publishes data on the
corona pandemic
in the USA.
Our daily update is published.
States reported 1.2 million tests and 131k cases, the highest single-day total since the pandemic started.
There are 62k people currently hospitalized with COVID-19.
The death toll was 1,347.
pic.twitter.com/WPoX9Nj7ef
- The COVID Tracking Project (@ COVID19Tracking) November 11, 2020
The number of
Covid-19 patients
in clinics has thus roughly
doubled
since September
and has now exceeded the peak in mid-April when the pandemic began, when 59,940 people were treated.
Almost
12,000 people
are currently being
treated
in
intensive care units
.
As the number of patients continues to rise, there is a lack of
medical staff
to provide more hospital beds, the
New York Times wrote
.
Corona in the USA: New York's mayor warns of a second wave
Update from November 10th, 12.46 p.m
.:
Bill de Blasio
, the mayor of
New York
, has
warned
the residents of the metropolis of a
second corona wave
and possibly new
restrictions
.
“We have to prevent a second wave,” said de Blasio.
“It's getting dangerously tight.” The mayor urged all residents to adhere to the hygiene, mask and distance rules.
He also announced that the permission for restaurants, cafes and bars to serve partially indoors will be reviewed.
Further
restrictions
are inevitable if necessary.
“God forbid this continues and we have a full-blown second wave.
That means a lot more restrictions.
Unfortunately, it could also mean that we have to partially close our economy again. "
The
state of New York
and especially
New York City
had become the epicenter of the
corona pandemic
in the
USA
in the spring
.
The infection rate there had stabilized over the summer.
At the end of September, the number of new infections was consistently below 1000. The daily
new infections
in the entire state are now above
3000
again
.
The April record, however, is 12,474.
A total of 536,933 people were infected in New York, 33,343 have died so far.
Corona in the USA: Infection situation reaches new escalation level
Update from November 9, 8:56 p.m
.: In the
USA
, the number of confirmed
corona infections has
risen to more than ten million.
That came out on Monday from data from Johns Hopkins University.
This means the
USA has
the highest absolute number of detected infections, followed by
India
with over 8.5 million cases.
In third place is
Brazil
, where around 5.7 million infections were registered.
The
United States
had passed the nine million confirmed infections threshold just ten days ago.
The number of new infections recently rose to an average of more than 100,000 per day.
At the weekend, the number was
even more than 120,000,
according to
Johns Hopkins
.
Corona in the USA: Joe Biden presents expert advice - and warns of "very dark winter"
Update from November 9, 7:04 p.m
.: The elected
US President
Joe Biden is
striving for an American leadership role in the fight against the
corona pandemic
.
It is now a matter of
defeating
the
corona virus
everywhere, said Biden on Monday in his hometown of
Wilmington
in the US state of Delaware *.
In his newly formed Expert Council on the
Corona crisis
, he also included experts on international health issues "so that we can restore the global leadership role in the fight against this pandemic".
Biden announced a comprehensive plan to fight
corona
in the
United States
.
It is about protecting the particularly vulnerable groups as a matter of priority.
He named blacks, Latinos and people of Asian origin who were hit harder by the pandemic than others.
All Americans should have free access to a vaccine, the
Democrat
promised
.
It will take months until this is fully developed and available nationwide.
"We are still facing a very dark winter."
+
Joe Biden has big plans in the fight against the coronavirus, he promises in his victory speech in his hometown of Wilmington.
© ANGELA WEISS / AFP
Corona in the USA: United States remains badly affected - more than 1000 deaths in one day
Update from November 8, 10:40 a.m.:
While the US is
celebrating
Joe Biden's
election victory
, the corona virus
continues to spread over the weekend.
As the
New York Times
reported, around 126,156 people tested positive for the
coronavirus
in the past 24 hours
.
More than 1000 people (1013) died within one day with or from the coronavirus.
This means that the
USA
continues to be by far the country most affected by the pandemic in the world, with almost 10 million people there have already tested positive for the
corona
virus.
Coronavirus in the USA: Another corona case in the White House
Update from November 7, 7:05 a.m.:
While
the last and decisive votes in the
US presidential election
are
still being
counted
in the
USA
, the
coronavirus pandemic
continues to spread.
According to information from the
New York Times
, a close employee of President
Donald Trump
has now
tested positive for the
corona
virus.
Accordingly,
Trump's
chief of staff Mark Meadows
received
a positive
test result
on Wednesday
.
A second
test
on Friday also turned out to be positive.
Meadows was in the days before his test still intense in the
election campaign
of
Donald Trump
involved.
The 61-year-old accompanied the
US president
on Tuesday when election officials visited Arlington, Virginia.
+
Mark Meadows is infected with the coronavirus.
He has been Chief of Staff in the White House since the end of March.
© SAUL LOEB / AFP
Coronavirus in the USA: Biden promises to act quickly in the pandemic
Meanwhile, Trump's
competitor Joe Biden
, who currently has a serious chance of moving into the
White House
, announced a rethinking of the corona pandemic in a speech in his home state of Delaware.
From his first day in
office
,
Biden
will
implement a plan to get the
infection
under control.
“We must not waste any more time on party political war,” the
77-year-old
emphasized
.
In the event of a Democratic election victory,
Biden
would be
sworn in
as the new
US president
on January 20, 2021
.
"We can save many lives in the coming months," Biden promised the US citizens.
Coronavirus in the USA: Infection situation reaches new escalation level - 1210 people die in one day
Update from November 6, 11:52 a.m
.: After the
100,000 mark
of daily
corona infections was
exceeded
for the first time in the USA on Wednesday
, the country recorded a new
record number
.
According to Johns Hopkins University,
121,888 new cases
were discovered on Thursday
.
According to this, there were
1210 deaths
in connection with a Sars-CoV-2 * infection
within 24 hours
.
US President
Donald Trump
*, who is currently playing a
hanging game
with challenger
Joe Biden
*
in the presidential election
, had repeatedly said during the election campaign that the US would
soon overcome
the
corona crisis
and that vaccines and new therapeutic agents would soon be available.
He categorically rejected
lockdowns
.
+
Medical staff in New York City take a patient who died with Covid-19 to a refrigerated truck.
© Angela Weiss / AFP
Update from November 5, 9:30 a.m.:
While
the remaining ballots for the
US presidential election are still being
counted
in large parts of the
United States
, the national
infection
situation is
probably
reaching
a new level of escalation.
As the
German Press Agency
announced, the US health authorities registered
new infections
in the six-digit range
within 24 hours for the first time since the start of the
pandemic
.
Coronavirus in the USA: New low point - for the first time over 100,000 new infections
102,831
new infections
with the
Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus
were therefore transmitted.
The number of
new infections
thus exceeds the
high of 99,000 reports within 24 hours, which was only reached last week.
Since the start of the
corona pandemic
in the spring, 9.4 million people in the USA have been
infected
with the
corona
virus.
233,000 people have died so far as a result of
Covid-19
.
Should there be a change of power in the White House in the presidential election, the strategy for combating the
coronavirus
in the
USA could also
change radically.
Incumbent
Donald Trump
had repeatedly stressed during the election campaign that the crisis would soon be over the top.
His challenger
Joe Biden
had sharply criticized the President's corona policy and accused Trump of failing to protect Americans.
Coronavirus in the US: New infections skyrocket on election day
Update November 4, 14:53:
The
United States
on Tuesday - the day of the
US election
with -
more than 91,000 new infections corona
the previously
second-highest daily value
recorded since the start of the pandemic.
That comes from data from the
Johns Hopkins University
in Baltimore on Wednesday.
The highest value so far was registered last Friday when more than 99,000 infections were registered.
In the United States,
more than 232,000 people have died
after being infected with the
coronavirus
.
US President
Donald Trump
repeatedly said during the election campaign that the
US
would soon be over the hill in the crisis - which there are no signs of.
His challenger
Joe Biden
has accused Trump of failing to protect Americans.
Corona in the USA: Fauci expert after criticism before dismissal
Update from November 2, 12:10 p.m.:
Most recently,
Anthony Fauci
, the
head of the highest epidemic authority in
the United States, made an extremely
negative forecast
regarding the corona pandemic.
In an interview with the
Washington Post
, he said the
US
could
"possibly not be worse positioned"
in dealing with the
corona crisis
before the fall and winter.
President
Donald Trump's
response
came at a campaign rally in
Opa-locka
, Florida last night.
Trump
indicated
that he wanted to
fire
Fauci
after the election
.
When the crowd in Florida shouted “Fire Fauci”,
Trump
said, “Don't
tell
anyone, but let me wait until a little while after the election.
I appreciate the advice. ”Fauci is on the
Corona Task Force of
the White House.
At the national health institute he reports to Director
Francis Collins
, who would have to implement a corresponding order from Trump.
The moment President Trump suggested he would fire Dr.
Anthony Fauci after the election.
Quite a closing message as COVID cases spike across the country.
pic.twitter.com/qHLaXVDPL4
- Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) November 2, 2020
Corona in the USA: Trump criticizes "draconian lockdowns" in Europe
Update from November 2, 7:40 a.m .:
US President
Donald Trump
* criticized the "
draconian lockdowns
" in
Europe
at an election campaign event
and
ruled out
such measures for the
USA
despite the sharp rise in the number of infections
.
"Look at what has happened in Europe," said
Trump
on Sunday evening (local time) in
Hickory
, North Carolina.
"People are revolting, they want and can no longer do that."
Trump
added: "Europe has imposed draconian lockdowns, and yet their case numbers are exploding, the number of their deaths is rising sharply, and their economies are - let's face it, You see what happens - you are in ruins. ”He added that the
US, of
course, only wished Europe well.
The Republican accused his Democratic challenger
Joe Biden of
imposing
a
lockdown
in the
US
and "turning America into a prison state"
if he won the presidential election on Tuesday
.
"The Biden lockdown will lead to
innumerable deaths
and wipe out a whole generation of dreams."
Trump
again praised his crisis management in the
corona pandemic
, which a majority of Americans have viewed negatively for months.
Biden
has not
announced
a
lockdown
but has promised
to listen
to the
advice of scientists
.
He wrote on Twitter on Sunday: "Donald Trump has given up trying to get the virus under control."
More than 230,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 –– and Donald Trump has given up on trying to get the virus under control.
He may have quit on you, but I promise I never will.
- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 1, 2020
Coronavirus in the USA: President Trump rules out lockdown
Update from November 1, 7:54 p.m.:
US President Donald Trump
has
ruled out
a
lockdown
, although the number of infections in the United States is currently increasing extremely.
"I'm delivering the big American comeback and we have no lockdowns," announced Trump in Michigan during an
election campaign appearance
.
He also criticized
Europe
and accused the countries there of
losing
control of the
corona pandemic
despite lockdown.
“Now you have to do everything all over again.
What the fuck are you doing?
I think I'll go over and explain it to them, ”said the 74-year-old.
In addition, Trump put forward
wild theses
about his democratic opponent in the race for the
US presidency
.
Joe Biden is
aiming for a seemingly endless lockdown in the
US
for "a few years"
if he
wins the election
, the Republican claimed.
Biden wants to LOCKDOWN our country, maybe for years.
Crazy!
There will be NO LOCKDOWNS.
The great American Comeback is underway !!!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2020
Sad corona record shortly before the US election - expert Fauci attacks Trump: "Couldn't be worse"
Update from November 1, 4:32 p.m.:
Two days before the
US election
*
, the
head of
the United States'
highest epidemic authority issued
an extremely negative forecast of the pandemic.
“We are facing a
lot of suffering
.
It's not a good situation, ”said
Anthony Fauci
in an interview with the
Washington Post
.
The doctor also said that one could
“not possibly be worse positioned”
in
the
USA
with regard to the coming winter.
Most recently, the country had
cracked
the
nine million mark
in corona infected people since the beginning of the pandemic
.
Coronavirus in the USA: Sad record exceeded
Update from October 31st, 1:40 p.m.:
The
USA is
again
breaking a bitter record
in the
coronavirus pandemic
: With almost
100,000 new infections
within one day, the country has reached
a new high
just before the
2020 presidential election
.
On Friday, the
Johns Hopkins University
reported 99,321 cases - almost 11,000 more infected than the day before.
According to her,
around
9.05 million
people have tested positive for the
coronavirus
in the
USA
- out of a total of around 330 million inhabitants - since the beginning of the
pandemic
.
The
United States is
also the
sad record holder for
the death toll in the
pandemic
.
Approximately 229,700 people are the
coronavirus
already fallen victim to date, more than in any other country in the world.
The number of
new infections
last week
exceeded
the
80,000 mark
for the first time since the beginning of the
pandemic
- and in spring and summer doctors and hospitals in many places were no longer able to cope with the mass of sick people.
Update from October 30th, 9:34 p.m.:
The
USA
has
broken
a sad
record
.
According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University
,
over nine million people have
been
infected
with the virus
since the
coronavirus pandemic began
in the United States
.
The USA therefore had the
highest absolute number of detected infections
.
With more than eight million corona cases, India ranks second.
Brazil is in third place (just under 5.5 million).
In the USA, the threshold of eight million registered infections had only been exceeded two weeks ago.
In total
, around 230,000 Americans died
from the corona virus,
more than in any other country in
the world.
Coronavirus in the USA: Boston starts test initiative
Update from October 30, 2:45 p.m.:
Due to the increasing
corona numbers,
employees in the
city of Boston
are
now able to get tested during working hours.
Mayor Marty Walsh
said
on Thursday as part of a new test initiative in the city.
"We offer every authorized employee in the city a paid hour every 14 days to be tested during working hours," he is
quoted
by the
dpa
.
This is intended to encourage citizens to be proactively tested.
After all, the
virus
also
spreads to
people without
symptoms
.
“You can protect yourself and your family by taking a test,” said Walsh.
There are now 30 test stations in the city, some of which are mobile.
Coronavirus in the US: Sad record shortly before the election - Biden accuses Trump
First report from October 30, 2020, 10:04 a.m.:
Washington / Munich - Just a few days before the historic
2020 US election
, the number of
new infections
with the
coronavirus
reached
a new
high
within one day in the
United States
.
According to data from the
Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
on Friday,
88,521 new corona cases were
recorded
in the United States on Thursday
.
The day before it was just under 10,000 less.
Corona in the US: Almost 9 million confirmed cases - more than 228,000 dead
According to JHU, there have been almost
8.95 million confirmed corona cases
in the United States with its around 330 million inhabitants since the beginning of the pandemic
.
More than
228,000
people
died
in connection with the
coronavirus *
.
On Thursday alone, authorities reported
971 new deaths
related to
Covid-19 *
.
Last week, the number of
new corona infections *
within 24 hours
exceeded the
80,000
mark
for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic
.
The
Johns Hopkins University
website
is regularly updated with incoming data.
Therefore, it shows a higher level than the official figures of the
World Health Organization (WHO)
.
Corona in the USA: Numbers are also increasing in the "swing states" - Biden accuses Trump
According to a report by the
Washington Post
, the number of
new corona infections is
also
increasing
in the so-called
"swing states"
.
These are the particularly hard-fought states * that will win the
presidential election *
could be crucial in the coming week.
The
weekly average of new cases
in these states has
increased
by
about 45 percent
in the past two weeks
, the report said.
Iowa
,
Michigan
,
Minnesota
and
Pennsylvania
had records, and
Florida
and
Georgia are also
rising again.
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 PM Feeling really good!
Don't be afraid of Covid.
Don't let it dominate your life.
We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge.
I feel better than I did 20 years ago!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
The
US election 2020 * is
due
next Tuesday
.
According to polls, the Democratic challenger
Joe Biden * is
ahead.
This could also be related to popular dissatisfaction with President
Donald Trump's *
handling of the
corona crisis
.
He claims that his crisis management may have prevented millions of deaths.
Biden,
on the other hand, accuses
Trump of
failure, accusing him of being responsible for the
deaths of tens of thousands of US citizens
.
(ph / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network
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