The United States broke its daily record for new coronavirus infections with more than 84,000 people diagnosed with COVID-19 across the country, according to a Reuters tally
The spike to 84,218 cases, breaking the record of 77,299 set on July 16, comes as University of Washington researchers forecast that the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 could reach a total of 500,000 by February.
The latest estimate by the widely cited University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation also reflects fears that cold winter weather will drive Americans indoors, where the virus is more likely to spread. Women, one with and one without a protective mask, walk past graffiti on a boarded-up storefront reading"The pandemic isn't over because you're over it", amidst the coronavirus disease in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S., October 17, 2020. Picture taken October 17, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan/Files
On Thursday there were 916 reported fatalities in the United States, a day after the country recorded over 1,200 new deaths for the first time since August. North Dakota, with 887 new cases on both Thursday and Friday, remains the hardest-hit state, based on new cases per capita, followed by South Dakota, Montana and Wisconsin, according to a Reuters tally.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a curfew on nonessential businesses from 10 p.m. on Friday. She warned residents to avoid social gatherings of more than six people and end all gatherings by 10 p.m.
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