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US Has 3 Straight Days of Over 100,000 New COVID Infections

VOA News

   The U.S. reported more than 121,000 new coronavirus cases Friday, the
   third day in a row the nation has recorded more than 100,000 new
   infections.

   Infections are surging in all regions in the United States as the
   COVID-19 death toll continues to climb.

   U.S. hospitalizations have significantly increased, forcing hospitals
   in Midwestern and Southern states to take urgent action to accommodate
   floods of new patients.

   Midwestern states have been especially hard hit, with a record number
   of infections reported in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, North
   Dakota, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

   Since the surge in the U.S. began in mid-September, some states have
   periodically imposed piecemeal lockdown measures, including Maine,
   which has extended its mask- wearing requirement to apply to all public
   spaces.

   Officials in Denver, Colorado, on Friday urged residents to stay home
   between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. to try to reduce a growing wave of
   coronavirus cases.

   India's health ministry said Saturday that it had recorded more than
   50,000 new coronavirus cases and nearly 600 coronavirus-related deaths
   in the previous 24-hour period.

   India has a total of 8.4 million COVID cases, according to Johns
   Hopkins statistics. Only the United States has more cases, with its 9.7
   million tally.

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