Tuesday, the United States reported the fewest number of new cases of coronavirus infections in several weeks.
With 110,679 additional cases reporting in the last 24 hours, the total U.S. cases rose to 26,431,799, according to the latest data by Johns Hopkins University.
The country is witnessing consistent drop in hospitalizations for the past one week. Only 92,880 people are currently admitted in U.S. hospitals with coronavirus infection, which is the fewest since November 28, according to the latest data by COVID Tracking Project. Out of this, 18,388 patients are admitted in Intensive Care Units. The numbers had reached a peak of 132,474 on January 6.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.