CHICAGO — More than 98,000 coronavirus infections were reported across the United States on Friday, setting the single-day record for cases as the nation’s outbreak spiraled further out of control. The previous record had been set only a day earlier, providing a sense of how quickly the current surge is mounting.
“The cases continue to increase, the hospitalizations continue to increase and the deaths continue to increase,” said Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, as more than 8,000 new cases, a record, were announced statewide on Friday and…
