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NPR Coronavirus Updates

U.S. Hits New Coronavirus Record With More Than 88,500 New Cases

NPR | By Bill Chappell

Published October 30, 2020 at 9:19 AM MDT

In the past week, the U.S. has blown past record levels of infection that were seen in the summer, when new cases topped 77,000 in July.

NPR Coronavirus Updates

Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell is a writer and editor on the News Desk in the heart of NPR's newsroom in Washington, D.C.