More than 14.5 million people in the United States havecontracted COVID-19 so far, and the vast region of California will enter a newstay-at-home order on Sunday night.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country hit14,577,003 as of 7:26pm EST on Saturday (1226GMT), and its death toll reachedover 281,000, according to data updated by Johns Hopkins University.
Daily infections in the country set a new record high ofnearly 228,000 cases on Friday, according to the Associated Press, reportsXinhua.
The vast region of the US state of California, includingSouthern California and parts of Central California, will enter a newstay-at-home order on Sunday night, as many parts of the state have hit the 15percent or lower threshold for intensive care unit (ICU) capacity amid COVID-19surge, local health authorities said Saturday.❐
