# U.S. Exceeds 100,000 New Cases in a Day!

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-exceeds-100-000-new-cases-in-a-day/924355
**Category:** The Quarantine Zone
**Tags:** covid-quarantine
**Created:** [October 31, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-exceeds-100-000-new-cases-in-a-day/924355 "2020-10-31T00:47:13Z")
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### Author: ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-exceeds-100-000-new-cases-in-a-day/924355/1 "2020-10-31T00:47:13Z")

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As I write this Worldometers lists 101,297 new cases for the U.S.–and the day may not be finished.

> **[COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer](https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/)**
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> Daily and weekly updated statistics tracking the number of COVID-19 cases, recovered, and deaths. Historical data with cumulative charts, graphs, and updates.

I wonder what the top will be before it starts declining after vaccinations.

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### Author: ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-exceeds-100-000-new-cases-in-a-day/924355/2 "2020-10-31T23:54:29Z")

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I’m betting we break 200k a day by Epiphany.