U.S. Passes 12 Million Confirmed Cases of COVID-19

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The United States has passed 12 million confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have now surpassed 12 million in the United States, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

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Cases of the virus are expected to continue to rise over the coming weeks with many traveling home for the holidays. "Travel may increase your chance of getting and spreading COVID-19," the CDC said on Thursday. "Postponing travel and staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others this year."

More than 255,000 people have died in total. 195,000 new confirmed cases and 1,878 deaths were reported Friday.

Donald Trump Jr. announced that he was among those diagnosed with the coronavirus earlier this week: "Got the Rona. I’m totally asymptomatic," he wrote on Instagram. "Going to give it a couple days of quarantine and follow the protocols then get retested in case it was a false positive as I feel and have felt totally fine."

Singer Jeremih also tested positive for COVID-19 recently and was placed on a ventilator. He was taken into the Intensive care unit, but is since doing much better and has been released from the ICU.

In positive news, these figures come just as both Pfizer and Moderna have announced vaccines with over 90% efficiency rates.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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