The coronavirus pandemic has been branded a "natural disaster" after the US recorded more cases in November alone than most other countries all year.
And public health experts are predicting record-breaking numbers in December. More than 4 million new infections emerged this month - superseding all other countries bar India which recorded 9.4million and Brazil, which saw 6.3million.
Covid has killed a total of 267,000 in the States, with 13.3 million official cases since the start of the year, according to new figures released by Johns Hopkins University.
The country's fatalities make up 20 percent of the world's total - in comparison, the UK - which is among the nation's with the biggest virus numbers - has seen 58,448 deaths and