Coronavirus: U.S. surpasses 11 million coronavirus cases
An adviser to President-elect Joe Biden said the country was “in a very dangerous period” as U.S. officials reported more than 11 million cases of coronavirus as of Sunday — by far the world’s biggest caseload.
The country logged more than 159,100 new cases on Saturday — the third highest total of the pandemic — raising the new seven-day average to more than 145,000.
The pandemic continues to take a disproportionate toll on Americans of color, who have been hospitalized at rates roughly four times as high as non-Hispanic whites since the start of the health crisis.
Here are the latest updates and maps of the pandemic.
In other developments:
■ Hong Kong is making coronavirus tests mandatory for travelers and other high-risk groups as the Chinese territory works to prevent a fourth wave of infections. Those who ignore orders face possible jail sentences.
■ Mexico has exceeded a total of one million coronavirus cases, the 11th country to do so.
■ Soumitra Chatterjee, the Indian actor with more than 200 movies to his name, died on Sunday of complications from the coronavirus. He was 85.
The New York Times
