Washington: In many countries of the world, the number of deaths due to coronavirus is steadily declining. But in the United States, the infection is not taking name. On an average, 2 lakh people are getting infected with corona every day. So far in the first two weeks of the new year, 38 thousand people have lost their lives in America. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the next 3 weeks, Corona may cause 92,000 deaths.
According to a research, due to corona in America, the average age of people has also decreased by one year. Now it has reduced to 77.48. This figure is the lowest since 2003. Currently, about 130,300 Americans are admitted to the hospital due to Corona. In many states, the number of infections has doubled. This month alone, 3 million people in America have been infected with corona.
Corona in animals too!
There has been a stir after the spread of Kovid-19 in two guerrillas in San Diego. Symptoms of coronavirus have been found in two langurs in the zoo here. Three animals are now showing signs of coronavirus in this zoo and it is suspected that the staff here may be asymptomatic.
Unemployment is increasing continuously
The outbreak of the Coronavirus epidemic in the US increased the number of people claiming for unemployment benefits to 9,65,000 last week, the highest since the end of August last year. Unemployment claims released on Thursday by the Labor Department show that the increase has been due to layoffs due to the Kovid-19 epidemic and lockdown. Before the epidemic, the figure was usually around 225,000.
