In the last 24 hours almost 235,000 were newly infected, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University.
This Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of the vaccine what this week was endorsed for the first time by the United Kingdom.
On the other hand, nearly 2,600 deaths from the disease were also recorded on Friday, according to the continuous count of the university, reviewed by AFP.
In the last eight days, The United States has registered more than 200,000 new infections daily, with the weekend as the only exception.
The daily death toll has exceeded 2,400 since December 1, excluding last weekend.
More than 108,000 people are currently hospitalized due to the new coronavirus pandemic in the world’s leading economic power, according to data from the Covid Tracking Project.
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