More than one million new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the United States within the first five days of December, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Here’s a rundown of cases in the past five days:
- Sat, December 5: 200,067 as of 8 p.m. EST
- Fri, December 4: 227,885
- Thur, December 3: 217,664
- Wed, December 2: 200,055
- Tues, December 1: 180,637
California also reported a new record high of 25,068 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
The state also reported that an additional 325 Covid-19 patients are hospitalized. That brings the statewide total to 10,273 people across the state in hospitals.
There are 209 new deaths reported as well today. The state total is now 19,791 deaths.
The statewide 14- day positivity rate has jumped to 7.6%.