FILE PHOTO: The United States Capitol is pictured among U.S. flags during sunset in Washington, U.S. October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 84,000 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, a record one-day increase in infections during the pandemic as the virus surges again nationwide.
The spike to 84,218 cases, breaking the record of 77,299 set on July 16, comes as University of Washington researchers forecast that the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 could reach a total of 500,000 by February.
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