US surpasses 6 million coronavirus cases

The US surpassed 6 million coronavirus cases on Monday, adding a million infections in three weeks, AFP reported.

While it accounts for a quarter of the global caseload, the US is reporting a third fewer new daily infections than it did during the July peak, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker.

India has recorded 3.6 million cases and is the only country reporting more new daily infections than the US, the AFP report added.

The US remains the country hit hardest by far by the health crisis gripping the world, with 183,203 Covid-19 deaths, the Baltimore-based university’s tracker showed.

The US charted its 5 millionth case on Aug. 9. That was just 17 days after it hit 4 million.