Iran Press/ America: California recorded as many as 2,367,970 coronavirus cases by Saturday evening while another 1,786,941 cases were registered in Texas and 1,354,833 in Florida. Some 975,352 people contracted the coronavirus in Illinois.
According to the latest data of local authorities, three US states - California, Colorado and Florida - recorded the carriers of a new strain of the coronavirus, which had been confirmed in the United Kingdom. This strain is believed to be 70% more contagious.
More than 10,000 people died in the US in the last three days of 2020 alone, to bring the national death toll close to 350,000 so far, including the worst 24-hour toll of the whole pandemic when more than 3,700 people died last Wednesday, according to Guardian report.
The US ranks first worldwide in terms of the number of the coronavirus cases (more than 20.3 mln) and deaths (349,900).
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