New restrictions in US cities as cases hit 11 million - RTE

The US has surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases, adding one million new cases in less than a week, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

The rise came as cities and states across the United States were implementing new restrictions to try to halt the spread of the virus, with stay-at-home orders set to be imposed on Chicago today.

The US had crossed the 10 million case threshold last Monday, 9 November.

As last night - just six days later - the Johns Hopkins University real-time tracker showed that the confirmed US caseload stood at 11,025,046.