The United States revealed a record increase in the number of Coronavirus cases in the country during the past 24 hours, according to data released from Johns Hopkins University.
The newly recorded infections reached 231775 cases.
The university's statement issued today, Saturday, stated that "231,775 thousand new cases of Coronavirus were recorded during the past 24 hours, as the highest daily rate of infections, and 3309 deaths were recorded."
According to the university, a total of more than 15.8 million cases of coronavirus infections have been recorded in the US since the beginning of the pandemic, and more than 295 thousand deaths but more than 6 million have recovered from the virus.
The United States registered a record increase in the number of deaths, amounting to 3112 cases, during the past 24 hours, which is the largest daily toll since the start of the outbreak.
A record increase was also recorded in the number of cases that were transferred to the hospital for treatment, reaching 106,688 cases during the past day.
The United States tops the list of countries most affected by the outbreak of the Corona epidemic.
On the other hand, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it authorized the use of the "Pfizer" vaccine against "Covid-19", on Friday, with vaccination expected to start within days.
The FDA granted permission for the emergency use of the vaccine that was developed with the German partner, "Biotech", which has been shown to be 95% effective in preventing the disease in a late-stage trial.
And US President Donald Trump announced late Friday evening that the vaccination with the "Pfizer" vaccine against the Coronavirus in the United States would begin in less than 24 hours.
However, the Washington Post said that the White House has ordered the head of the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize the Pfizer vaccine or to resign."
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