• Leads in  Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania
• Results may take a few days to come

I.S. Saluja

NEW YORK (TIP): Joe Biden on Friday, November 6 evening maintained his lead over Trump in the battleground States of Georgia and Pennsylvania. Addressing the nation  on Friday, November 6 evening, Biden said,  “We’re not waiting to get the work done.”

As Joe Biden’s lead over President Trump continues to grow in states yet to declare a victor, the presidential hopeful said Friday night that while he’s waiting for the final election results, he is “not waiting to get the work done” on important issues facing the country. “Yesterday, Sen. Harris and I held meetings with groups of experts on public health and the economic crisis this country is facing,” Biden said. “The pandemic, as you also know, is getting more worrisome all across the country. Cases are skyrocketing. It’s believed we could see as many as 200,000 cases a day, and the death toll is approaching 240,000 lives lost. 240,000 empty chairs across America.” Biden’s speech came as the United States set a new record when it surpassed 125,000 daily coronavirus infections.

“We both know tensions are high,” Biden said. “They can be high after a tough election. One like we’ve had. But we need to remember, we have to remain calm. Patient. Let the process work out as we count all the votes.” Biden exuded confidence as his campaign inches closer to the White House while votes continue to be tallied in key battleground states.”We don’t have a final declaration of victory yet, but the numbers tell us it’s clear.  We are going to win this race. Just look at what has happened since yesterday. Twenty-four hours we were behind in Georgia, now we’re ahead, and we are going to win that state. Twenty-four hours ago we were behind in Pennsylvania, and we are going to win Pennsylvania. And now we are ahead, but we are winning in Arizona, we’re winning in Nevada, and in fact our lead just doubled in Nevada. We’re on track for over 300 electoral votes, electoral college votes. And look at the national numbers. We’re going to win this race with a clear majority, with the nation behind us.”

Here are the latest figures at 11 PM ET on November 6.

Nevada: Biden leads (632,558) over Trump (609,901).

Georgia: Biden leads (2.456.845) over Trump (2,452,825)

Pennsylvania: Biden leads (3.337,069) over Trump (3.308,192)

Arizona: Biden leads (1,604,067) over Trump (1,574,206)

North Carolina: Trump leads (2,732,782 ) over Biden (2,656,303).

As of  11 PM ET  on November 6 , Joe Biden has 253  delegate votes while Donald Trump trails with  213  delegate votes. 270 delegate votes is the magic number for a winner. The current trend favors Biden. It is a matter of days when the unofficial results will be available. The certified results will be available only in early December.

(With input from agencies)