U.S. hit record-high daily average of COVID-19 cases over past week, Japan sees highest number of hospitalized patients

미 1주일간 일평균 코로나환자 20만명 근접…日 코로나 중증환자 연일 최다치 경신The U.S. has hit an all-time high daily average for COVID-19 infections.According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. saw a record-high average of 1-hundred 96-thousand 233 cases over the past seven days.The record comes after the country reported the highest single-day tally at over 2-hundred 27-thousand cases last Friday.The number of hospitalized patients in the U.S. reached 1-hundred and 1-thousand on Sunday,… marking the highest tally since the outbreak of the pandemic.Meanwhile, Japan also reached a grim milestone as the number of critically ill COVID-19 patients rose to an all-time high on Monday.The health ministry reported 530 patients, up 11 from Sunday.