US nears 8 million total Covid-19 cases

October 16, 2020 23:41

The US reported more than 65,000 cases across the country -- the most in a single day since July - as it inches toward a total of eight million infections.

Uncontrolled outbreaks are raging on in the Upper Midwest, in states like Wisconsin and Montana. Nearby, North Dakota and South Dakota are now adding more cases than any states have since the start of the pandemic.

The return of students to colleges and universities has been linked to the rapid spread. A recent study from the US Centers for Disease Control on the almost 100,000 coronavirus cases reported between August 2 and September 5 -- around when college students began their return to school - found that weekly cases among those aged 18-22 increased by 55 per cent nationally.

Authorities have also pointed to a rise in "pandemic fatigue", now more than six months after the outbreak reached the US.

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