10/16/2020

U.S. Tops 60,000 Daily Coronavirus Infections for First Time Since Early August

Yesterday, Ohio set a new high

For the first time since early August, the number of newly reported coronavirus infections in the United States on Thursday topped 60,000. More than 36,000 people are hospitalized nationally with covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, amid a long-feared autumnal rise of infections and serious illnesses.

This is not a regional crisis, but instead one that is intensifying almost everywhere in the country. Forty-four states and the District of Columbia have higher caseloads than in mid-September. The virus is spreading in rural communities in the heartland, far from the coastal cities hammered early in the pandemic.

Wisconsin set a record Thursday when it surpassed 4,000 newly reported cases. Illinois also reported more than 4,000 cases, eclipsing records set during the state’s first wave in April and May. Ohio set a new high, as did Colorada, Indiana, New Mexico, North Dakota and Montana. In El Paso, officials have ordered new restrictions and lockdowns amid a frightening coronavirus surge.

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