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More than 237,400 people have died from Covid-19 in the US
From CNN's Amanda Watts
At least 9,926,622 total cases of coronavirus have been reported in the US and at least 237,425 people have died across the country, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
As of 3pm ET Sunday, JHU had reported 66,064 new cases and 312 deaths in the US which has the highest number of infections worldwide.
The total includes cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases.
CNN is tracking the spread of coronavirus across the US here:
4 hr 16 min ago Covid-19 will have already “run rampant” in US by the time Biden takes office, says emergency physician
From CNN's Leanna Faulk
Dr. Megan Ranney, emergency physician at Brown University CNN The coronavirus pandemic will have worsened by the time Joe Biden is inaugurated as US President in January, an emergency physician has told CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield.
“By the time that the Biden-Harris administration takes over, this virus is going to have already run rampant through the communities across the United States,” Dr. Megan Ranney said Sunday.
“We’re just heading into the very worst of this pandemic,” Ranney told CNN’s Whitfield, adding that she is concerned about the expected social gatherings during late November and early December.
“We’re about to see all of these little epidemics across the country, crossed and mixed, and it’s going to be an awful lot like pouring gasoline on a fire,” she said.Ranney said she is optimistic about President-elect Joe Biden’s transition plans for leading the coronavirus response.
“The folks that I know who are already leading the task force are absolute paragons of excellent science, excellent public messaging. They have a wealth of public health experience,” she said.
“I have really zero doubt that they are going to lead the Biden transition team and do the right thing for the country.”Ranney also said she hopes there is an emphasis on mask use and making personal protective equipment available to health care and frontline workers in the future. She stressed the importance of having increased access to data and testing facilities.
“I want to see it easy for every American to get tested quickly, to get their results quickly and then to make it easy for them to do the right thing if they have symptoms,” Ranney said.
CNN is tracking the spread of coronavirus across the US here:
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