AUGUSTA, Georgia. (WRDW / WAGT) – The US has reached a new peak in coronavirus deaths in a single day, as COVID-19 emerges in all states.
In the past two weeks, the United States has seen its five deadliest pandemic days, CNN reported.
There were more than 4,000 virus-related deaths reported Thursday. This came a day after the US set a new high of 3,900.
COVID-19 has claimed more than 365,000 lives in the United States, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
CNN reports that projections indicate that almost 115,000 more people may die in the next four weeks, according to the University of Washington Institute of Health Metrics and Assessment.
California is particularly hard hit, with deaths and infections soaring, threatening to force hospitals to ration care.
In the two-state region, nearly 4,000 new ones were registered Thursday in South Carolina. Of more than 11,000 tests across the state, 34.2% of them tested positive.
And Georgia saw another dark day for new daily cases on Thursday. More than 7,100 people tested positive for the fourth worst day for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Peach State saw 65 COVID-related deaths on Thursday.
From reports by WRDW / WAGT, CNN and The Associated Press