Washington: The United States has added close to 90,000 new COVID-19 cases — the most ever for a single day — and the nation’s top diseases expert says there’s “a whole lot of pain” to come unless things change, and quickly.
Updated data from Johns Hopkins University on Friday showed an addition of 88,500 cases for Thursday, the most for one day in the United States since the virus arrived early this year.
Thursday’s number was an increase of almost 10,000 cases. The previous highs, about 84,000 cases, were seen last weekend. There were also about 1,000 new deaths, the data showed.
The dramatic spike has pushed the U.S. case total close to the 9 million mark. About 228,700 people have died nationwide since the start of March, according to Johns Hopkins. There have been close to 550,000 new cases and 5,600 deaths in the United States in the past week alone.
