US reports record 84,000 coronavirus cases in one day
The US has the most cases in the world at 8.5-million and the most fatalities with 224,000 lives lost
24 October 2020 - 09:19
The US broke its daily record for new coronavirus infections on Friday as it reported 84,218 new cases due to outbreaks in virtually every part of the country, according to a Reuters tally.
The spike in cases comes less than two weeks before the presidential election on November 3 and is hitting battleground states such as Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. On Thursday, the country reported a near-record 76,195 new cases...
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