EMT’s cleanse their materials outside Memorial West Hospital in Pembroke Pines, Florida. File/Reuters

Gulf Today Report

The United States of America went from one known coronavirus infection to 10 million in just less than 10 months.

On Monday around 59,000 coronavirus patients in hospitals across the US, the country's highest number ever of in-patients being treated for the disease.

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According to data from Johns Hopkins University that, bleak milestone was reached on Monday. And the most recent 1 million infections happened faster than any previous million, in just 10 days.

The virus is now spreading exponentially in all regions of the country.

The number of people with the coronavirus being hospitalised has surged around 73 per cent over the past 30 days to at least 58,982 — a record level that surpasses the previous high of 58,370 on July 22.

The virus is now spreading exponentially in all regions of the country. As of 43 states reported at least 10 per cent more new COVID-19 cases compared to last week, according to Johns Hopkins.

The United States also recorded more than 100,000 cases for the sixth consecutive day on Monday, cementing its position as the nation worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic.