The United States reported over 100,000 new infections of Covid-19 yesterday to surpass the record total of 91,000 posted a day earlier.

The daily caseload of 100,233 is also a world record for the global pandemic.

The country has crossed 9 million cumulative cases yesterday, representing nearly 3% of the population. 16 U.S. states reported their highest one-day coronavirus infections while thirteen states were at record levels of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

The number of daily infections reported during the past two days indicates that the Country is now reporting more than one new case every second. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed nearly 230,000 people in the United States, has dominated the final stretch of the campaign.