⁍ The United States reported a near-record 76,195 new cases on Thursday.
⁍ The United States has reported over the past week an average of 60,000 new cases per day.
⁍ 16 states had record one-day increases in new cases on Friday.
– The US has seen a near-record 84,218 new cases of coronavirus this week, according to a Reuters tally. The previous daily record was 77,299 cases on July 16. Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are among the states hardest hit by the illness, which has now spread to every part of the country and killed at least 224,000 people so far this year, the most in the world. Health experts have not pinpointed the reason for the rise but have long warned that colder temperatures driving people inside, fatigue with COVID-19 precautions, and students returning to schools and colleges could promote the spread of the virus. The US has the most cases in the world at 8.5 million and the most fatalities with 224,000 lives lost. The United States has reported over the past week an average of 60,000 new cases per day, the highest seven-day average since early August. The Midwest has been the epicenter of the latest surge but infections are rising nationwide. New cases have doubled in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and New Jersey in the past four weeks as compared to the prior four weeks. Western states including Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming have reported a 200% increase in cases in the past four weeks when compared with the previous four weeks.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cases/us-breaks-daily-record-for-coronavirus-cases-with-over-84000-new-infections-idUSKBN279037