The recent uptick in coronavirus cases across the United States has emergency physicians fearing it could represent the start of a "dreaded second wave." The physician's grim warning comes a day after health officials reported the highest number of new coronavirus cases in a day in almost two months. A total of 57,420 new US cases were reported on Friday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That is the most cases reported in a single day since August 14, when there were 64,601 new cases. Friday's surge of cases marks the third consecutive day of 50,000+ reported cases in the US, according to Johns Hopkins.

Source: CNN October 12, 2020 04:04 UTC