Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
The United States reported 45,966 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 1,116 new deaths on Friday alone, according to Johns Hopkins University virus tracker, even as President Donald Trump continued to claim fictional victory in Washington D.C.
