Parts of U.S. scramble to shut down as country breaks another daily coronavirus record - CBS News

The United States saw another record-breaking day on Friday with 66,600 new coronavirus cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Bars, restaurants and the young made their way into the crosshairs of governors in southern states where the virus is surging.

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order Friday to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages at bars and restaurants in the state after 11 p.m.

"Many of the young people in our state as well as around the country seem not to be taking the virus as seriously as they should," McMaster said.

Georgia set a new single-day record for new coronavirus cases on Friday, reporting more than 4,400 new infections

The state reported more than 1,000 new infections Friday - the highest one-day tally there since May. 

In Texas, one of the hardest-hit states, Governor Greg Abbott warned Friday that he may have to implement a lockdown if the virus numbers don't come down

"The worst is yet to come as we work our way through that massive increase in people testing positive," Abbott told CBS News affiliate KLBK-TV

The number of coronavirus patients hospitalized in the state has quadrupled in the last month, CBS News' Mireya Villarreal reported