US coronavirus cases hit new global record, rising almost 55,000 in a single day

CORONAVIRUS | The United States reported nearly 55,000 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the largest daily increase any country has ever reported, according to a Reuters tally.

A surge in coronavirus cases across the United States over the past week has put President Donald Trump's handling of the crisis under the microscope and led several governors to halt plans to reopen their states after strict lockdowns...