2021-07-21 03:06:13 GMT2021-07-21 11:06:13(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Matthew Rusling, Yang Shilong and Tan Jingjing
WASHINGTON, July 20 (Xinhua) COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging again in the United States as the highly transmissible Delta variant is taking hold and vaccination efforts are stagnating in the country.
KEY COVID-19 INDICATORS UP
As of Tuesday evening, the United States has seen more than 609,000 deaths and 34 million cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
The country is averaging more than 32,000 new cases per day, a 66-percent jump from the previous week, and 145 percent higher than the rate from two weeks ago, CNN reported, citing data from the JHU.
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