New York becomes fourth state to record 1 million Covid-19 cases

New York has become the fourth state to record more than one million cases of Covid-19 since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

New York City had 1,014,044 confirmed cases as of Saturday, according to NBC News tally. California remains at the top of the list with 2.3 million confirmed cases, the most of any state in the country. Los Angeles County alone reported around 806,210 cases on Saturday, according to public health officials.

Florida and Texas have 1.3 million cases and 1.7 million cases, respectively.

Also on Saturday, the United States reported more than 350,000 coronavirus-related deaths.

Public health officials in New York City say the official number of cases is a significant undercount, as many people in the New York City area were infected with the coronavirus last spring while testing was in progress. largely unavailable, NBC New York reported.

“As we begin 2021, I encourage all New Yorkers to look to their best angels and continue with the practices we know to stop the spread of this virus – wash your hands, walk away socially and wear a mask, ”Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement. .

Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city plans to vaccinate 1 million residents in January alone.

The United States ended 2020 with the deadliest and most contagious month since the start of the pandemic.

More than 77,000 people died in December, while 6.4 million people contracted the virus amid the emergence of a new variant and delayed vaccination efforts. The second deadliest month was April 2020, with more than 58,000 dead.

At least four cases of the Covid-19 variant first detected in the UK have recently been reported in Colorado, California and Florida, but public health experts believe it is likely circulating elsewhere in the country.