US records more than 22 million virus cases since outbreak began

Berlin, Jan. 10, (dpa/GNA) – The United States has recorded more than 22 million Covid-19 infections, the disease caused by the coronavirus, since the pandemic began.

The disease continues its rapid spread and there were 269,623 new cases in the past day, the Johns Hopkins institute reported on Saturday, with a further 3,656 deaths.

That brings the death toll in the US to more than 372,500.

Most of the cases have occurred in Los Angeles county, in California, where more than 889,000 people have been infected and more than 11,800 have died.
GNA