The United States has set a new one-day record for new COVID-19 cases — more than 60,000, surpassing the previous mark by several thousand.
July 8 (UPI) — The United States has set a new one-day record for new COVID-19 cases — more than 60,000, surpassing the previous mark by several thousand.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University said 60,021 new cases were recorded Tuesday, just days after the previous national record of 54,500.
Updated figures by the university on Wednesday morning placed total U. S. cases at 2.99 million and the death toll at about 131,500.
More than three dozen states have shown increases over the past week and health officials say hospitalizations and patients in intensive care have also risen significantly.
