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U.S. coronavirus cases rise by over 58,000, setting new single-day record

Health care workers walk through the Texas Medical Center during a shift change as cases of the coronavirus disease spike in Houston on Wednesday. | REUTERS

Reuters

Jul 9, 2020

The United States reported more than 58,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the biggest increase ever reported by a country in a single day, according to a Reuters tally.

The U.S. faces a bleak summer as infections surge and many states are forced to close bars and popular beaches to try to curb the rise.

In addition to nearly 10,000 new cases in Florida, California and Texas each reported over 7,000 new cases. 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.

U.S. coronavirus cases rise by over 58,000, setting new single-day record

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