US records over 100,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day for first time

The United States on Wednesday recorded more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time during the pandemic as the outbreak continues to worsen heading into winter. The country reported a new record of more than 103,000 cases on Wednesday, according to the COVID Tracking Project. While President Trump has downplayed the rising cases by saying they are simply due to more people being tested, the number of…