The world's largest economic system currently has 12,019,960 instances and 255,414 deaths, each of which has the worst rates in the world. The new number comes just six days after the US crossed the threshold of 11 million cases.
Washington:
The United States surpassed 12 million instances of Covid-19 on Saturday, according to the Johns Hopkins University real-time tracker.
The world's largest financial system currently has 12,019,960 cases and 255,414 deaths, each of which by some distance is the worst rates in the world.
The new number comes just six days after the US crossed the threshold of 11 million cases.
Cases have risen in the US at an alarming rate, forcing many cities to re-impose blocking punishment measures.
Health authorities have urged people to stay home over the Thanksgiving holiday next week, when Americans often travel from coast to coast to be with their families.
New York City has closed schools for its 1.1 million students, while California began imposing a 10:00 pm-5:00am curfew beginning Saturday.
Chicago, the third-largest city in the US, has been under stay-at-home orders since Monday.
On Friday, President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19 and is in quarantine.
His positive test follows the infections of a number of other people connected to the White House, including his father, who was hospitalized, President Melania's wife and Trump's youngest son, Barron.
President Trump's administration has come under fire for its response to the pandemic and for downplaying the dangers.
On Monday, President-elect Joe Biden expressed frustration at Trump's refusal to cooperate in the White House transition process, saying "more people may die" from coronavirus without immediate coordination to combat the pandemic.
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