News US tops one-day record with 83,757 COVID-19 cases, exceeding previous summer high October 24, 2020 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY Comments Off on US tops one-day record with 83,757 COVID-19 cases, exceeding previous summer high The U.S. on Friday recorded 83,757 new daily cases, the highest number of infections ever recorded in the country. The previous record was 77,362.