By Monday, more than 70,000 people were hospitalized with coronavirus infections in the United States, an all-time high, according to Reuters tally. Total U.S. infections crossed the 11 million mark, just over a week after hitting 10 million, the fastest time it took the country to report an additional 1 million cases since the pandemic began. Newsom reactivated plans to add additional capacity to the hospital system, amid a doubling of COVID-19 cases in the past ten days. The latest seven-day average shows the United States is reporting more than 148,000 daily cases and 1,120 daily deaths. Michigan and Washington state on Sunday imposed sweeping new restrictions on gatherings, including halting indoor restaurant service.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 16, 2020 20:37 UTC