Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty ImagesOnly two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases compared to last week -- Connecticut and Rhode Island. A staggering rise was reported in 36 states, including Florida, which some experts have cautioned could be the next epicenter. Florida reported 9,585 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a single-day record high since the start of the pandemic. That's all as the US broke another record, reporting the highest number of new cases in a single day Friday with at least 40,173 new infections. The US has now hit more than 2.5 million infections and at least 125,539 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Source: CNN June 28, 2020 04:20 UTC