US records highest number of COVID cases in a single day since August - Daily Mail

The US has recorded the highest number of new coronavirus cases in a single day since August, after several states saw record daily spikes and the national total topped 7million.  .

There were 55,054 new COVID-19 cases reported by health authorities across the United States on Friday, a Johns Hopkins University tally shows. .

More than 1,000 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in a single day Friday, marking the first time since June 5 the state has seen a daily number that high.

The US has recorded the highest number of new coronavirus cases in a single day since August.

New York, once the epicenter of the deadly virus, is also experiencing an uptick with more than 1,000 residents testing positive on Friday - marking the first time since June 5 the state has seen a daily number that high.  .

The number of positive tests reported daily in the state has been steadily inching up in recent weeks, a trend possibly related to increasing numbers of businesses reopening, college campuses reopening and children returning to school. .

However, that number of daily positive tests in a state of more than 19million people still puts New York in a much better position than many other states.   ?

There were 55,054 new COVID-19 cases reported across the US on Friday - the highest figure since August 14, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally .

The state's Department of Health reported 463 new cases and a new high of 194 current COVID-19 hospitalizations

The Bismarck Tribune reported that active cases in the state have risen to an all-time high during the pandemic

On Thursday, the state's Department of Health reported 471 cases of COVID-19, bringing the states's active case total to 3,483. 

Despite the record, interim State Health Officer Paul Mariani broke with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and rescinded an order requiring close contacts of known COVID-19 patients to quarantine for 14 days. 

Despite cases still rising in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday lifted all COVID-19 restrictions on businesses, including restaurants and bars, saying the threat of the coronavirus pandemic had eased sufficiently to allow the state to enter the final phase of its reopening.