Daily Covid-19 cases in the US reached a record high on Thursday when health officials reported 88,521 new cases. In Florida, health officials reported more than 5,500 cases on Friday, pushing the state's case count past 800,0000 cumulative cases. South Dakota reported a record daily high of Covid-19 cases on Friday, with 1,389 new cases. Illinois also reported a daily high of new cases for the second time in a week with 6,363 new cases Thursday. Minnesota, North Dakota and Ohio also reported their highest daily Covid-19 totals Thursday, with 2,872, 1,222 and 3,590 new positive cases respectively.

Source: The Nation October 30, 2020 22:30 UTC