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Coronavirus: Nearly half a million Americans test positive for Covid in the last week

 (Independent)
(Independent)

New data suggests that almost half a million people in the US have contracted the coronavirus in the last seven days.

Reuters first reported the number, which was drawn from publicly available coronavirus data.

Last week, more than 5,600 people died from the coronavirus, and hospitalisations increased 13 per cent.

As predicted by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the World Health Organisation, coronavirus numbers are climbing in the US as we move deeper into fall.

Several regions in the Midwest have set records for number of new cases in recent weeks, including Illinois, where more than 31,000 new cases have been reported in the last seven days.

Illinois has the most new infections of any state other than Texas.

The resurgence of the virus has prompted state leaders to fall back on lockdown procedures to stem its spread.