US breaks daily record of new coronavirus infections, topping 114,000 cases
The United States broke another daily coronavirus record on Thursday -- in a week marked by record daily cases -- when it surpassed 114,000 new infections. Health experts had warned weeks ago that the nation's daily cases would eventually reach six digits, but that alarming reality hit sooner than expected. Still, the situation is expected to get worse, with health experts now predicting that Covid-19's death toll could reach 266,000 by the end of November.
Thursday saw at least 114,876 new cases nationwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were also at least 1,159 reported deaths, a near 20% increase from the same day last week.
Hospitalizations are also surging nationwide, and some officials are enacting new rules to try to control the virus' spread. 16 states set new records for hospitalizations:
Covid-19 hospitalizations reached all-time highs in 16 states Wednesday, according to the Covid Tracking Project: Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Across the US, more than 52,000 people were hospitalized Wednesday with coronavirus, according to the Covid Tracking Project. And at least 1,060 new Covid-19 deaths were reported Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins. In just 10 months, more than 9.5 million people in the US have been infected with coronavirus, and more than 234,000 have died.
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