Remdesivir, given to President Donald Trump as a Covid-19 treatment, received approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The seven-day average of U.S. deaths on Wednesday hit the highest in a month as Illinois, Ohio, Utah and North Dakota reported daily records.
The surge in U.S. cases mirrors those seen in the Europe, where governments have started deploying curfews and other restrictions more widely. The outbreak gained momentum with France reporting more than 40,000 new cases for the first time, as well as record infections in Italy, Germany and at least eight other nations. In Asia, South Korea reported the biggest increase in new cases in more than six weeks.
Globally, coronavirus cases surpassed 41.6 million, with more than 1.14 million deaths.