U.S. reports nearly 1 mln COVID-19 cases in a day, setting global record
By Reuters
05 January 2022 |
2:08 pm
The United States reported nearly 1 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, the highest daily tally of any country in the world and nearly double the previous U.S. peak set a week ago as the spread of the Omicron variant showed no signs of slowing.
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