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- The US hit a new daily record for confirmed coronavirus cases at 77,640 on Thursday.
- The previous record for one day of cases was 75,723, which was set at the end of July.
- To date, more than 8.4 million Americans have been infected with COVID-19, while over 223,000 have died. Both numbers are expected to climb much higher in the weeks ahead.
The United States reached yet another horrific milestone on Thursday by recording 77,640 new coronavirus cases. That is a new record for cases in one day since the outbreak began back in March, based on data compiled by NBC News, and shows just how lax much of the country has become despite numerous warnings from health experts that the fall and winter would bring a new wave. The previous record was 75,723 cases on July 29th.
Ironically, the US broke this unenviable record on the same day that President Donald Trump appeared on stage with Joe Biden for the last presidential debate and said that the pandemic "will soon be gone." After bottoming out in early September, the daily case count has been on the rise. If there is any silver lining amid all of this tragedy, it's that the death rate is relatively stable, but hundreds of people are dying of COVID-19 every day.
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