Washington:
The United States on Wednesday registered much more than two,400 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally — the highest each day toll in six months as the Thanksgiving vacation started.
At eight:30pm (0030 GMT Thursday), the nation had recorded a total of 262,080 Covid deaths, up by two,439 in 24 hours. It also registered almost 200,000 new circumstances.
Travel appeared to be down the evening ahead of Thanksgiving, when Americans typically criss-cross the nation to be with household and close friends for a feast on Thursday marking 1 of their most significant national holidays.
In current days, pictures on social media of crowded airports fueled issues Americans had been not taking the warnings seriously.
But 1 day ahead of Thursday’s celebrations, officials and passengers in Los Angeles noted an eerie quiet compared to prior years.
US President-elect Joe Biden cited accelerating plans to provide a vaccine as he appealed for his “weary” countrymen to dig deep.
“There is real hope, tangible hope. So hang on. Don’t let yourself surrender to the fatigue,” Biden stated in a televised Thanksgiving address.
“You will get your lives back. Life is going to return to normal. That will happen. This will not last forever.”
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