In the United States, nearly 35 million people have contracted the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
Recently, the number of new infections has risen again.
Baltimore - The number of new corona infections recorded in one day has increased significantly in the USA.
Authorities reported 194,608 new cases on Friday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore on Saturday morning (CEST).
A week earlier it was 118,797.
The number of deaths reported within one day with a confirmed corona infection also increased from 532 to 891 in a weekly comparison.
The previous highs were recorded on January 2 with 300,462 new infections and on January 12 with 4460 deaths. According to estimates by the CDC health authority, the vast majority of the infections recorded in the country can be traced back to the particularly contagious Delta variant. According to the CDC, this is as contagious as chickenpox. So far, according to CDC data, 57.2 percent of people in the US have received at least one first vaccination against the coronavirus, 49.4 percent are fully vaccinated.
In the country with around 330 million inhabitants, a good 34.9 million people have been infected with the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen, and more than 613,000 people have died.
In absolute numbers that is more than in any other country in the world.
In terms of population, the USA currently ranks 22nd worldwide with 186.49 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, according to JHU.
The Johns Hopkins website is updated regularly and therefore shows a higher level than the official figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) or the CDC.
In some cases, the numbers - including those of new infections within 24 hours, but also those of the dead - are updated retrospectively.
dpa
