Confirmed cases are climbing in 40 states, and the US set another record Friday with 52,300 newly reported infections, according to Johns Hopkins University, reported news agency Associated Press. Guilfoyle tested positive just ahead of the Mt Rushmore pre-celebrations on Friday. She is the third person with possible proximity to the president to test positive, after a personal valet and a member of the vide-president’s staff tested positive in the past. The number of new cases went up by 52,104 Friday to nearly 2.8 million fatalities by 631 to 129,438. Seven states, all in the south, reported record single-day spikes Friday: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alaska, Missouri, Idaho and Alabama.

Source: Hindustan Times July 04, 2020 16:51 UTC