Coronavirus update: U.S. sets record for new cases in a single day, as Texas becomes first state to reimpose restrictions
June 26, 2020 at 11:28 AM EDT
The number of new confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 set a fresh record in the U.S. on Thursday of almost 40,000, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, amid a rise in hospitalizations and deaths in states in the South and West after reopening for business.