US Reports 91,000 Coronavirus Cases in 24 Hours, Most Daily Since Pandemic Started | World

The previous record, also according to Johns Hopkins, had been reached on October 23 with 83,731 records.

With the new numbers, US Approaches 9 Million Confirmed Cases of Novel Coronavirus Since January, when there was the first registration in the country. More than 228,000 people died from Covid-19 in the country.

As of 10:30 p.m. Thursday (Brasilia time), the number on the Johns Hopkins website was 8,941,770 cases and 228,627 deaths.

In addition, the worsening of the pandemic comes less than a week before the US presidential elections, and the fight against the coronavirus has become one of the main themes of the campaign.

President Donald Trump, who is trying to get re-elected by the Republican Party, has been saying that the health crisis is close to over and holds rallies with thousands of people. Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden has criticized the US government’s stance on the pandemic and advocates for the use of masks across the country.

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