The United States has seen a threefold increase in the number of Covid-19 cases over the past month and a steady increase over the past five weeks, he said. Rochelle Valensky, director of the American Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The seven-day incidence increased by 26 percent compared to the previous week and amounted to 94.000 cases per day, Valenski said in front of the White House.

The average number of people hospitalized per day increased to 3.000, which is 19 percent more than the previous week.

According to her, an average of 275 people die daily with Covid-19.

"Of course, we have to keep in mind that every person who lost his life because of Covid-19 is a tragedy, and almost 300 deaths a day are still too many," Valenski said.

Except in the United States, the number of people infected with the coronavirus is increasing in all US states, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

The number of cases in North and South America increased by 27,2 percent compared to the previous week, mainly due to the growth in the United States, according to PAHO.

Of the 918.000 infected, more than half are from North America.