California becomes first state to top 3 million virus cases

California on Monday became the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections. The grim milestone, as tallied by Johns Hopkins University, wasn’t entirely unexpected in a state with 40 million residents but its speed stunning. The state only reached 2 million reported cases on Dec. 24. The first coronavirus case in […]

Russia reports record jump in new virus cases

Russia on Monday reported a new record increase in coronavirus infections, as some experts said the pandemic had hit the country harder that government statistics suggest. Health officials reported 493 new virus deaths and 29,350 cases, bringing total infections to 2,877,727—the fourth-highest in the world. Total fatalities stood at 51, 351. Moscow and the second […]

Coronavirus cases worldwide top 65 million

More than 65 million cases of the novel coronavirus have been detected worldwide, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 0750 GMT on Friday. In total, 65,084,394 cases, leading to 1,504,984 deaths, have been recorded around the world since the virus emerged in China late last year. The rise can be […]

California, Iowa Toughen Restrictions as COVID Cases Climb

TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 — As the U.S. coronavirus case count climbed past 11 million on Monday, California’s governor announced he is bringing back tighter social distancing restrictions while Iowa’s governor reversed course and announced a statewide mask mandate. The country is averaging 150,000 new cases a day, and will probably reach 250,000 total deaths […]

Russia sees record surge in virus cases

Russia registered a record number of new coronavirus infections on Monday with cases in Moscow surpassing a previous high set in May. The Kremlin has so far ruled out putting back into place sweeping restrictions that were lifted earlier this year, despite weeks of rising cases in Russia. An official coronavirus tally on Monday said […]

US adds 1 million COVID cases in less than a week

The US surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases Sunday, adding one million new cases in less than a week, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The dizzying rise came as cities and states across the United States were implementing new restrictions to try to halt the spread of the virus, with stay-at-home orders set […]

Illinois daily coronavirus cases surpass 10,000 for 4th day

Fox News Flash top headlines for November 9 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. For the fourth day, cases of COVID-19 in Illinois have surpassed 10,000, state data shows. Cases first surpassed the 10,000 mark on Friday. As of Sunday, daily news cases were still above 10,000, with more […]

Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations keep climbing

(HealthDay)—On the heels of days of staggering coronavirus case counts, more than 90,000 new infections were reported among Americans on Election Day. All of the country’s five highest days of new COVID-19 cases have been recorded since Oct. 29, confirming fears that another surge has taken hold and will only worsen, CNN reported. The nationwide […]

Italy records more than one million coronavirus cases

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Italy on Wednesday passed the symbolic one million mark, while almost 43,000 people have died, according to official data. The country was the first in Europe to be hit by the outbreak earlier this year, sparking an unprecedented national lockdown that curbed infection rates but devastated the economy. […]

Global coronavirus cases soar by HALF A MILLION in ONE DAY

Global coronavirus cases soar by HALF A MILLION in ONE DAY in record-breaking rise: More than 44 million have been infected and 1.17 million have died since the pandemic began Daily global infections hit a record high on Wednesday with over 500,000 new  infections, according tallies by both Johns Hopkins University and Reuters  In total, […]