US Daily Record of New Coronavirus Cases Nears 40k

By Staff, Agencies

The United States confirmed a daily record of nearly 40,000 new coronavirus cases, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University [JHU].

The university’s public database reported America’s largest single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday.

The previous one-day record occurred on April 24, when about 36,000 were confirmed to have contracted the virus.

The highest numbers were in Florida, Texas and California states. The surge in infections prompted the three states to halt their reopening plans.

Other American states also reported an increase in the number of new infections over the past week.

The US is the world’s hardest-hit country by the pandemic. It has so far confirmed over 2.4 million cases.

According to Johns Hopkins, 2.4 million Americans have contracted the virus, and more than 124,000 have died after contracting it.

The Center for Disease Control [CDC], however, said the real number could be ten times higher than the reported figure.

According to the latest estimate by CDC officials, at least 20 million people in the US may already have been infected with COVID-19.