Yesterday, the US reported 172,300 new coronavirus cases. It's the fifth consecutive day where the US has reported over 170,000 new cases.

• US alone accounts for almost 20% of global COVID-19 cases.

COVID-19 is still wreaking havoc in several states of the United States. It's been almost ten months since the first novel coronavirus infection was confirmed in the country. The country has been ravaged by the viral disease since then. But the most worrying fact is that even after the passing of all this time, the number of daily cases is still rising in many states.

President Donald Trump and his administration have faced severe criticism due to their absolute failure in the containment of the virus. Politicizing the coronavirus during the election campaigns didn't help the Americans one bit in their fight against COVID. But the positive news is that President-Elect Joe Biden has made his intentions clear that he will be making coronavirus a priority once he is sworn in as the President. Also, the successful trials of coronavirus vaccines are a ray of hope for 330 million Americans.

Latest coronavirus statistics of the United States of America:

 Total Cases: 12,777,371   
 New Cases: +172,300    
 Total Deaths: 263,687    
 New Deaths: +972    
 Total Recovered: 7,549,014    
 Active Cases: 4,964,670    
 CriticalCases: 23,673