The U.S. on Sunday set a new daily record of 68,767 cases on a seven-day average, according to a CNBC analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Sunday acknowledged that the U.S. is not going to control the pandemic. Instead, he pointed to the administration's focus on a potential vaccine or therapeutic to manage Covid, rather than measures to help mitigate the spread.
Here are some of the biggest developments Monday:
The following data was compiled by Johns Hopkins University:
- Global cases: More than 43.5 million
- Global deaths: At least 1.15 million
- Countries with the most cases: United States (more than 8.70 million); India (more than 7.94 million); Brazil (more than 5.04 million); Russia (more than 1.52 million); France (more than 1.20 million)