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New US coronavirus cases top 140,000, a record high for daily count


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November 12, 2020 at 7:32 AM

New coronavirus daily cases in the United States hit another record high Wednesday, with 140,543 reported and more expected before the end of the day. Wednesday was also the ninth straight day of new cases topping 100,000. The second highest number, 136,325, was reported Tuesday.

That's as the White House Task Force this week again alerted states of "accelerating" coronavirus spread and recommended increased testing in its weekly report to states.
"There is continued, accelerating community spread across the top half of the country, where temperatures have cooled and Americans have moved indoors," reports dated November 8 and distributed to states Tuesday evening said.
The task force, which warned of "significant deterioration in the Sunbelt" in last week's set of reports, said that deterioration has only continued in the past week, "leading to the most diffuse spread experienced to date."
Hospitalizations in the country also topped records for a second day in a row. On Wednesday, 65,368 people were hospitalized, up from Tuesday's record of 61,964, according to the Covid Tracking Project. That's double the number a month ago.