AdvertisementThe U.S. hit a new high for new daily COVID cases with 512,533 average daily cases reported on Thursday, breaking its previous record of 489,267 reported on Wednesday, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of John Hopkins data. The US broke a world record for average daily COVID cases for the second day in a row with 512,533 reported on Thursday, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of John Hopkins dataThe record bests the nations previous record of 489,267 reported on Wednesday. Above, a health care workers tests residents in Miami, Florida, at a drive-through COVID testing siteThe country also broke a record for daily average cases with 344,543, topping Wednesday's average of 301,477. Above, rows of cars wait in line to be tested in Houston, TexasThe U.S. is now averaging 300,387 new Covid cases per day, a pandemic record and the first time the 300,000 mark has been reached in America. More than 500,000 Covid cases were reported on Monday, though that was a result of a large backlog of cases from the Christmas holiday.
