The U.S. was nearing 10 million coronavirus cases on Monday, amid a recent surge in infections that's been described as the third wave of COVID-19.
As of early Monday, at least 9,972,333 total coronavirus cases have been reported, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.The U.S.
would be the first nation to hit 10 million confirmed cases. About a million cases have been recorded in the states within the last 10 days, which was the highest rate of infections since the start of the outbreak, reports said.
People gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza on Nov. 7, 2020, to celebrate President-elect Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Daily infections.