29 November 2024,   14:29
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The United States reports 46,000 cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours

The United States reported 46,436 new coronavirus cases and 1,356 new virus-related deaths on Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University.


The US has now recorded at least 5,529,824 Covid-19 infections, including 173,177 related fatalities, JHU reported.

 

The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it had authorized a new antigen test to diagnose coronavirus infection - the third test of its kind to receive emergency use authorization from the agency.


The British-made LumiraDx test can analyze a sample within 12 minutes, the FDA said.

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