Coronavirus: US becomes first country to record 100,000 new daily cases
The United States has become the first country in the world to record more than 100,000 new cases of the coronavirus in a single day, according to a tally by Reuters.
Approximately 100,233 new cases were reported on Friday, surpassing a record total of 91,000 posted on Thursday.
Five times over past ten days, the United States has exceeded its previous single-day record of 77,299 cases registered in July.
At the same time, the number of daily infections during the past two days indicates that the nation is now reporting more than one new case every second.
