April 14, 2021

 

The U.S. saw a 10% rise in new weekly coronavirus cases from 453,116 new cases last week to 498,637 new cases this week (left). Weekly deaths linked to COVID-19 increased 25% from 5,527 the previous week to 6,910 fatalities this week. On Tuesday, the U.S. recorded 77,878 new infections with a seven-day rolling average of 71,234, also the highest figure seen since February 26. Half of U.S. states are reporting a jump in cases, with the biggest increases seen in the Northeast and Midwest. Michigan recorded the second-highest number of infections in a single day at 8,867, behind the record 9,779 new cases seen on November 20 (top right). In Pennsylvania, more than 6,000 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, which is the highest single-day total seen since January (bottom right).