US coronavirus cases hit new global record, rising over 55,000 in single day July 02, 2020 at 05:24PM

The daily US tally stood at 55,274 late Thursday, topping the previous single day record of 54,771 set by Brazil on June 19. New infections rose in 37 out of 50 US states in the past 14 days compared with the two weeks prior in early June, according to a Reuters analysis.