U.S. Hits 11 Million Coronavirus Cases, Adding 1 Million In A Week

The U.S. marked another grim milestone as the country reached 11 million confirmed COVID-19 cases less than a week after it hit 10 million.

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More than 11 million confirmed coronavirus cases have been recorded in the United States, according to a COVID-19 tracker by Johns Hopkins University. The country reported 166,555 new cases on Sunday, with 1,266 new deaths.

The staggering milestone was reached only six days after the U.S. hit 10 million cases. Positive test rates and hospitalization rates are on the rise across the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hospitalizations continue to climb. More than 69,000 people were hospitalized as of Sunday, more than ever before.