Daily new cases of the coronavirus continue to rise in the U.S., setting fresh records. More than 143,000 new infections were recorded on Wednesday, according to newly revised data from Johns Hopkins University. That's the highest single-day tally yet and pushes the national seven-day average to 127,474 — 35% higher than where the country was a week ago.
Here are some of the biggest developments Thursday:
- California becomes second U.S. state to surpass 1 million Covid cases
- Covid is complicating the holiday season — here's how to manage it
- Chicago issues stay-at-home advisory
- U.S. jobless claims show signs of labor market improvement
- Cases, hospitalizations continue to rise across the country
- Airline employment dropping to lowest levels since the mid-80s
The following data was compiled by Johns Hopkins University:
- Global cases: More than 52.6 million
- Global deaths: At least 1.29 million
- U.S. cases: More than 10.54 million
- U.S. deaths: At least 242,066