Record 50K New COVID Cases Reported In Single Day

NPR reports:

In a grim accounting of the coronavirus’ progress in the United States, another milestone was reached Wednesday: more than 50,000 new cases reported in a single day.

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine’s Coronavirus Resource Center, which tracks the virus worldwide, says the total number of cases reported in the U.S. stands at 2,686,480, an increase over Tuesday’s figure of 50,700.

US deaths attributed to the coronavirus stand at 128,062. Brazil is ranked second in the world behind the United States, with 1,448,753 cases and 60,632 deaths.