The United States logged over one million new cases of COVID-19 last week as a surge of new cases is being tallied in every state except for Hawaii, according to a Reuters report.

Aside from the growing number of people becoming infected, COVID-19 related deaths have also increased by 12 percent in the week ending on Nov. 15. That is an average of more than 1,100 people per day.

States are now imposing new restrictions and pandemic measures to curb the spread of the virus. These states include Michigan, North Dakota, and Washington that implemented restrictions on public gatherings and indoor dining.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said without aggressive action, the state could see more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths per week. That could be more than double its 431 deaths in the past seven days.

In a press conference on Sunday, Whitmer said they are in the worst moment of this pandemic to date.

"The situation has never been more dire. We are at the precipice and we need to take some action," Whitmer noted in a Reuters report. 

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Places that seemed to have the virus control over the summer are seeing the sharpest percentage of growth in COVID-19 cases right now. These states are Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York.

Data from the COVID Tracking project showed that more than 69,000 people were hospitalized as of Nov. 15. The tracking project is a volunteer-run initiative done to trace the pandemic.

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The data also suggested that around 10 percent of COVID-19 tests came back positive, meaning one out of every 315 Americans tested positive for the COVID-19 in the past week. States that have a 50 percent positive rate were Iowa, Kansas, and South Dakota.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said an above five percent rating is concerning as it means there are more cases in the community that had yet to be uncovered.

Meanwhile, the state of California is imposing the "emergency brake" on the state's indoor activity. California is tightening restrictions for 94 percent of the state's residents amid a record-breaking increase in COVID-19 cases, as reported by The Hill.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday that 41 of the state's 58 counties would be placed in the most restrictive tier because of that widespread transmission. It will start tomorrow.

Indoor dining, gyms, movie theaters, and houses of worship will remain closes. Newsom said they "are sounding the alarm" because the state is experiencing the fastest rise in coronavirus cases.

He added that the counties included should make the required changes in the next 24 hours. Counties will now be moved back into a more restrictive reopening tier after only one week of not meeting standards for being in a lower tier, instead of two.

The Hill reported that counties would be reviewed in a week, and the counties will not be allowed to move forward until the numbers improve and the state determines it is safe to do so.

Newsom noted that they would not wait until each Tuesday to implement new restrictions on the counties involved.

California's positivity rate for the past week is 4.6 percent. This rate is much lower than the national average. However, Newsom argued that the rate is far too high.