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The number of deaths per day has reached new records

In no other country in the world are there as many Covid-19 infections as in the USA. The countermeasures are made more difficult by the politicization of the pandemic, which is exacerbated by the current polarization of society.

An exhausted nurse treats Covid-19 patients in a Houston, Texas hospital.

Callaghan O’Hare / Reuters

The USA is the country with the largest number of confirmed corona cases. Around a quarter of all infections worldwide were recorded here. The total number of previous infections is over 22 million, more than 376,000 Americans have died as a result. If you calculate the percentage of Corona cases in the population, the USA is in 13th place. Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the country in 2020, after heart disease and cancer. The authorities reported that on Tuesday Peak of 4,197 corona deaths in a single day, and a record number of new infections was recorded on January 9: the Johns Hopkins University registered 290,000 infections within 24 hours. Since September 2020, the number of infections registered daily has risen practically incessantly. It should be borne in mind that in the US, on the instructions of President Trump, rather cautiously tested becomes. This means that the number of actual infections is likely to be a lot higher. Trump also avoided calling for masks to be worn and deliberately played down the corona risk.

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