The United States reported more than 60,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the biggest increase ever reported by a country in a single day, ...
An empty playground is surrounded by caution tape amid the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Seabrook, Texas, U.S., July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees LatifWASHINGTON: The United States reported more than 60,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday , the biggest increase ever reported by a country in a single day, according to a Reuters tally.
The US faces a bleak summer with record-breaking infections and many states forced to close parts of the economy again, leaving some workers without a paycheck.In addition to nearly 10,000 new cases in Florida, Texas reported more than 9,500 cases and California reported more than 8,500 new infections. California and Texas also each reported a record one-day increase in deaths.
Tennessee, West Virginia and Utah all had record daily increases in new cases, and infections are rising in 42 out of 50 states, according to a Reuters analysis of cases for the past two weeks compared with the prior two weeks.The US tally stood at 60,020 late on Wednesday, with a few local governments not yet reporting.
The previous US record for new cases in a day was 56,818 last Friday. The US has reported over 3 million cases and 132,000 deaths from the virus, putting President Donald Trump's pandemic strategy under scrutiny.
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