US coronavirus cases top 10 million
- The milestone comes as country set new records over the weekend for daily number of cases and more than 1,000 deaths
- US leads the world in Covid-19 fatalities, with around 238,000 deaths
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Brianna Ehley on politico.com on November 9, 2020.
The US coronavirus case count surged above 10 million on Monday, as infections, hospitalisations and deaths spike across the country and officials predicted more infections as the weather drives activities indoors.
The milestone, based on a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University, comes as the US over the weekend set new records for daily number of cases and more than 1,000 deaths.
The 10 millionth case comes less than two weeks after the country logged its 9 millionth positive test.
The US leads the world in Covid-19 fatalities, with around 238,000 deaths. Hospitalisations are continuing to climb with more than more than 55,800 people admitted as of Sunday, roughly 22,000 more than a month ago.