US reports highest daily COVID-19 cases since February - China.org.cn

The United States registered over 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest record since early February this year.

A total of 101,171 new cases were reported across the country on Friday, according to the data updated Saturday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The new figure brought the seven-day average daily increase of cases to 72,493, also the highest since mid February.

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are once again increasing in nearly all U.S. states, fueled by the Delta variant, which is much more contagious than past versions of the virus.

The current seven-day average of daily new cases increased 64.1 percent compared with the previous seven-day data, according to a CDC weekly report.

The current seven-day average of new hospitalized cases, which stood at 5,475, is a 46.3 percent increase from the previous week, according to the CDC.

The seven-day average for new COVID-19 hospital admissions has consistently increased since June 25.

Meanwhile, the average daily new deaths have also increased 33.3 percent compared with the previous week, according to the CDC.