As more people in the United States receive a Covid-19 vaccine, the US is still seeing a surge of new Covid-19 cases, causing a strain on hospital systems.
Pfizer and Moderna meanwhile are testing their coronavirus vaccines to see if they work against the mutated version of the virus found in the United Kingdom and other countries, the companies said.
Here's a look at where things stand in the US:
Vaccinations
- So far this morning, there have been at least 4,624,325 vaccine doses delivered across the US.
- Of those, 614,117 doses have been administered according to the CDC.
New cases
- The US surpassed 18 million total Covid-19 cases yesterday. It took just 4 days for the country to hit this million marker. So far, the US has reached the last 4 "million milestones" every 4 to 5 days – meaning if this growth continues, there could be 20 million cases by the new year.
- The US is averaging about 215,429 Covid-19 cases per day.
- California reported nearly 40,000 daily new cases yesterday and both Texas and Florida reported over 10,000 daily new case yesterday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Deaths
- The nation is averaging at least 2,655 reported deaths a day, according to JHU. This is the highest that this metric has ever been.
- Deaths are rising in 21 states compared to this time last week, according to JHU.
Hospitalizations
- The US reported at least 115,351 hospitalizations on Monday – that is a record high, according to CTP data.
- The US is now averaging about 113,912 hospitalizations over the last 7 days, this is up 4.48% from last week.