This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by The United States on Friday hit its highest daily number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, recording at least 82,900 new infections and surpassing the previous record set during the summertime surge of cases across the Sun Belt.The put the nation on the precipice of what could be its worst stretch to date in the pandemic with some hospitals in the West and Midwest...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by The United States on Friday hit its highest daily number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, recording at least 82,900 new infections and surpassing the previous record set during the summertime surge of cases across the Sun Belt.The put the nation on the precipice of what could be its worst stretch to date in the pandemic with some hospitals in the West and Midwest...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareU.S. coronavirus cases are rising again, driven by rapid transmission in Midwestern states and sparking fears that a of infections this fall and winter has begun.For almost a month, new U.S. cases have been trending upward. Since Saturday, more than 20 states in their seven-day average of case counts, and more than half of those states set records again on Tuesday, according to . The are especially concerning because they set the stage for an even greater surge this winter when the virus will be helped by drier conditions...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareU.S. coronavirus cases are rising again, driven by rapid transmission in Midwestern states and sparking fears that a of infections this fall and winter has begun.For almost a month, new U.S. cases have been trending upward. Since Saturday, more than 20 states in their seven-day average of case counts, and more than half of those states set records again on Tuesday, according to . The are especially concerning because they set the stage for an even greater surge this winter when the virus will be helped by drier conditions...WW…