Coronavirus updates: Over 7,000 Americans died in past week

The increase comes less than two weeks after Halloween.

Last Updated: November 18, 2020, 4:38 AM EST

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.3 million people worldwide.

Over 53.2 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some national governments are hiding or downplaying the scope of their outbreaks. The criteria for diagnosis -- through clinical means or a lab test -- has also varied from country to country.

Since the first cases were detected in China in December, the virus has rapidly spread to every continent except Antarctica. The United States is the worst-affected nation, with more than 10.7 million diagnosed cases and at least 244,283 deaths.

Nearly 200 vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are being tracked by the World Health Organization, at least 10 of which are in crucial phase three studies. Of those 10 potential vaccines in late-stage trials, there are currently five that will be available in the United States if approved.

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Nov 11, 2020, 5:27 AM EST

Russia records highest number of daily deaths

Russia registered 432 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, setting a new single-day record.

An additional 19,851 new cases of COVID-19 were also confirmed nationwide over the past day, according to Russia's coronavirus response headquarters. It's the first time in six days that daily infections didn't exceed 20,000.

The country's cumulative total now stands at 1,836,960 cases with 31,593 deaths, according to the coronavirus response headquarters.

Police officers wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus patrol at Manezhnaya Square in downtown Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 10, 2020.
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Moscow remains the epicenter of the country's outbreak and recent surge. More than 22% of the newly confirmed cases -- 4,477 -- and nearly 17% of the new deaths -- 73 -- were reported in the capital, according to Russia's coronavirus response headquarters.

Despite the growing number of infections and deaths, Russian authorities have repeatedly said they have no plans to impose another nationwide lockdown.

The Eastern European country of 145 million people has the fifth-highest tally of COVID-19 cases in the world, behind only the United States, India, Brazil and France, according to a real-time count kept by Johns Hopkins University.

ABC News' Alina Lobzina contributed to this report.

Nov 11, 2020, 5:17 AM EST

Nearly 1,000 inmates at Colorado jail have tested positive

The El Paso County Jail in Colorado has had 976 inmates and 85 staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

The outbreak at the jail was first reported on Oct. 26, when eight employees across varying assignments were found to be infected. The following day, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office announced that two more deputies who work there and eight inmates had tested positive.

"An aggressive, prioritized COVID testing schedule was implemented for staff and inmates," the sheriff's office said in a statement on its website, where it provides updates on the outbreaks as test results become available.

There were 911 inmates and 73 staff members who tested positive on Monday alone. It's unclear how many total inmates were in custody that day.

"The threat of further infection will continue to increase over the next several weeks," the sheriff's office said. "At this point in time, there have been no inmates who have had to be hospitalized. They are all being treated in the facility by our medical provider, WellPath."

Visitation at the jail remains closed.

Nov 11, 2020, 4:09 AM EST

US reports another record high of over 136,000 new cases

There were 136,325 new cases of COVID-19 identified in the United States on Tuesday, marking a new single-day record, according to a real-time count kept by Johns Hopkins University.

It's the seventh straight day that the country has reported over 100,000 new infections. Tuesday's tally tops the nation's previous all-time high of 128,412 new cases recorded on Saturday.

An additional 1,420 fatalities from COVID-19 were also registered nationwide Tuesday, down from a peak of 2,666 new deaths in mid-April.

A person enters a tent for a COVID-19 test at a testing site in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 10, 2020.
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A total of 10,257,825 people in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, and at least 239,683 of them have died, according to Johns Hopkins. The cases include people from all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C. and other U.S. territories as well as repatriated citizens.

Much of the country was under lockdown by the end of March as the first wave of pandemic hit. By May 20, all U.S. states had begun lifting stay-at-home orders and other restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The day-to-day increase in the country's cases then hovered around 20,000 for a couple of weeks before shooting back up and crossing 100,000 for the first time on Nov. 4.

Nov 10, 2020, 11:05 PM EST

Nevada announces 'Stay at Home 2.0'

For the next two weeks, Nevadans need to live under the "Stay at Home 2.0" mentality to help relieve the strain on the health care and give time for contact tracing to catch up, Gov. Steve Sisolak said at a press conference Tuesday.

The governor is asking residents to avoid large and small gatherings and not leave the home unless necessary. He also said masks must be worn in public settings.

Gov. Steve Sisolak gives an update on the state's COVID-19 response, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in Las Vegas.
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The state announced more than 1,300 new cases on Tuesday, and highest number of hospitalizations since mid-August on Monday.

Sisolak did not announce any new business closures on Tuesday, but said he would if the trends continued to get worse.

"Again, if we don't come together at this moment, I will be forced to take stronger action in 14 days," Sisolak said. "To be clear, I don't want to take stronger action. I do not want to implement more restrictions. I want this to improve and we can make it improve If everyone helps."

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