The United States tallied a record 83,010 new coronavirus cases Friday as infections climb across much of the country, according to data compiled by the Covid Tracking Project.
The latest surge comes ahead of what’s expected to be an especially dangerous winter for the virus, with hospitalizations already on the rise. More than 41,000 people have been hospitalized with the virus, up nearly 20 percent in the past two weeks, while deaths are also beginning to rise again to a seven-day average of nearly 800 per day.
The virus’ trajectory belies President Donald Trump’s frequent predictions that the pandemic is “rounding the corner,” as he again claimed during the final presidential debate on Thursday. Democratic nominee Joe Biden refuted that notion, predicting the country is headed into a “dark winter.”
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