(CNN)Nearly 1 out of every 100 Americans has tested positive for Covid-19 as the virus rages uncontrolled across the country.
The US has recorded more than 3.3 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University, and at least 135,205 Americans have died. Across the world, 12.9 million people have tested positive for the virus.
Despite another bleak milestone, the US numbers could just be the tip of the iceberg, as experts have often highlighted infections could be around 10 times higher than what is reported, as many go untraced. And nearly 40% of Americans who were infected show no symptoms, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Across the US, both local and state leaders have said in recent weeks new cases are largely driven by Americans who have opted to resume gatherings and outings to bars. In many states, the average age of new cases has shifted downward, with more young people testing positive than ever before since the start of the pandemic.
In Louisiana, officials reported more than 1,300 new coronavirus cases Sunday — 99% of which were spread through the community and more than a third of which were in people aged 29 or younger, officials said. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a mask mandate will go into effect Monday morning following an uptick in cases. Many of those new cases are being traced to gatherings including informal backyard get-togethers, the governor said.
