( Reuters) – New U.S. COVID-19 cases increased by nearly 50,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, marking the most significant one-day spike given that the start of the pandemic.
The record follows a warning by the federal government’s top contagious diseases professional that the number could quickly double to 100,000 cases a day if Americans do not come together to take actions required to stop the infection’ resurgent spread, such as wearing masks when not able to practice social distancing.
In the first week of June, the United States included about 22,000 brand-new coronavirus cases every day. However as the month progressed, hotspots began to emerge across the Sun Belt. In the last s