This Article is From Jul 04, 2020

US Records Over 57,000 Coronavirus Cases In Highest Single-Day Spike: Report

The new record case count came as infections surge in southern and western states, and as the United States heads into the July Fourth holiday weekend.

US Records Over 57,000 Coronavirus Cases In Highest Single-Day Spike: Report

Johns Hopkins also recorded a further 728 fatalities, bringing the total US death count to 129,405.

Washington:

The US notched 57,683 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours Friday, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed, the third consecutive day with record numbers of new infections.

The Baltimore-based university's tracker showed the total number of cases since the pandemic reached the US at 2,793,022 as of 8:30 pm (0030 Saturday GMT).

The university also recorded a further 728 fatalities, bringing the total US death count to 129,405.

The new record case count came as infections surge in southern and western states, and as the United States -- the hardest-hit country in the world in the coronavirus pandemic -- heads into the July Fourth holiday weekend.

.