The US had 1,953 coronavirus deaths today -- the biggest single-day jump in deaths since the pandemic began.
That brings the national death toll to 18,637, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
April 11 coronavirus news
By Jessie Yeung, Brett McKeehan, Amy Woodyatt, Fernando Alfonso III and Amir Vera, CNN
Updated 1710 GMT (0110 HKT) December 27, 2020
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The US had its largest single-day jump in coronavirus deaths today
Los Angeles records smallest single-day increase in cases for second straight day
From CNN's Alexandra Meeks
Los Angeles had a 6% increase in coronavirus cases for the second day in a row on Friday, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced at a news conference this evening.
It equalled the smallest single-day increase since LA County started tracking statistics.
There were 474 new coronavirus cases in LA on Friday, bringing the total number in the county to 8,430. There were also 18 new deaths, for a total to 241.
"We can see the rate of increase slowing but we're still doubling the number of cases and increasing the overall number," the mayor said.
Model projects some states have passed their peaks. Others are weeks away
From CNN Health’s Arman Azad
The most recent version of an influential coronavirus model – which is often cited by the White House – projects that some states, such as New York and New Jersey, have passed their peaks in terms of daily deaths.
New York’s peak number of deaths, for example, is listed as April 9 on the model. New Jersey’s peak is listed as April 8.
Other large states are now approaching their peaks, according to the model, which was developed by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
California is expected to hit peak daily deaths within a week, on April 15. The state is expected to see 66 deaths that day.
Pennsylvania is expected to follow a similar trajectory, hitting peak deaths on April 17, when 63 people are projected to die.
For other large states – such as Florida and Texas – the worst is expected to come later. on April 27 and 28 respectively.
Some context: While it’s unclear when exactly the state expects to return to normal, lifting social distancing measures too soon – before the peak, for example – could reignite transmission of the virus and cost lives.
The current version of the model says it expects social distancing until the end of May, and assumes that states will enact other measures – such as mass screening and contact tracing – that will prevent any resurgence of the virus.
The institute previously told CNN that the projections assumed social distancing until August, as the model’s FAQ had stated in now-deleted language.
But on Thursday, the institute’s director, Chris Murray, said that was not actually the case – despite what a professor behind the model and an institute spokesperson had both said earlier.
New York City reports 651 more coronavirus deaths
From CNN's Elizabeth Hartfield
New York City has reported 6,684 more coronavirus cases and another 651 deaths, according to the city’s website.
It now has a total of 94,409 cases and 5,429 deaths.
In recent weeks, there have often been differences in state and city numbers. In response to this, the city has posted an explainer on its website of how it reports data on Covid-19 fatalities compared with New York state.