(Axios) 19 states this week set new highs for coronavirus infections recorded in a single day, according to the COVID Tracking Project and state health departments. 11 states surpassed records set just last week.
The big picture: The coronavirus continues to spread nearly unchecked across almost the entire country, Axios’ Sam Baker and Andrew Witherspoon report.
- Friday: Ohio (1,679) and Texas (14,916), beating its Tuesday record.
- Thursday: Alaska (401), beating its Sunday record; Iowa (841); Idaho (727); New Mexico (327); Nevada (1,447); Oregon (704), beating its Saturday record; Utah (954).