* United States recorded 99,321 new COVID infections on Friday
* The number is the highest ever, and a significant increase on the 88,500 infections clocked on Thursday - which was the previous high
* More than 9 million Americans have now become infected with the virus, accounting for more than 20 percent of all confirmed cases worldwide
* The daily number of deaths is also creeping back up, with 1,003 citizens succumbing to the disease on Friday
* White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx has warned Governors that the situation could get even worse in the coming weeks
The United States recorded 99,321 new COVID infections on Friday, smashing a single-day record set just 24 hours earlier. Friday's number is a significant increase on the 88,521 infections clocked on Thursday - the previous record - which suggest the coronavirus pandemic is rapidly worsening as the country heads into winter.
Prior to Thursday, the highest number of single-day infections was 83,718, recorded last Saturday. In total, 9,091,306 Americans have now become infected with the virus, accounting for more than 20 percent of all confirmed cases worldwide.
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