3 Americans test positive every second as U.S. sees 1.9M new Covid cases this week

A man is getting a Covid-19 test at a Covid-19 testing center next to the Queens Hospital Center as hundreds of residents line up to get Covid-19 test in Queens of New York. — Getty Images via CNN

WAHSINGTON, DC -- The U.S. reported more than 1.9 million new cases this week, which equals about three Americans testing positive for Covid-19 every second.

The U.S. is now averaging 277,000 new cases each day, shattering the previous record average from Jan. 11, 2021, which was 250,000 cases each day, according to federal data.

Although this significantly high number is in large part due to the latest surge, it’s also attributable to the soaring demand for tests and backlogs of data following Christmas weekend.