Reuters data shows the pace of new U.S. infections has quickened, with nearly one million more cases recorded in just the last six days before the latest record. This compares with the eight days it took to get from 10 million cases to 11 million, and the 10 days it took to get from nine million to 10 million. "This is the 2nd time since the pandemic passenger volume has surpassed 1 million," TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein wrote on Twitter on Saturday. Friday marked another milestone in the U.S. as the highest number of new COVID-19 cases was reported — 196,815 infections in a day. "We're alarmed with the exponential increase in cases, hospitalizations and deaths," CDC official Henry Walke told reporters on Thursday.

Source: CBC News November 21, 2020 22:19 UTC