The U.S. reported another record one-day spike in new cases on Thursday as outbreaks continue to worsen across the country, particularly in Texas, Florida and California. A growing number of politicians, health and business experts — including Adm. Brett Giroir, the assistant secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink — are advocating mask-wearing amid concerns about the possibility of having to shut down the U.S. economy again to contain the spread.
Here are some of today’s biggest developments:
The following data was compiled by Johns Hopkins University:
- Global cases: More than 13.83 million
- Global deaths: At least 590,600
- U.S. cases: More than 3.57 million
- U.S. deaths: At least 138,300
