US becomes first country to record 100,000 new coronavirus cases in one day

The United States has become the first country in the world to record more than 100,000 new cases of the coronavirus in a single day, according to a tally by Reuters.

Approximately 100,233 new cases were reported on Friday, surpassing a record total of 91,000 posted on Thursday.

It comes as more than 9 million cumulative Covid-19 cases were reported across the United States by Friday, representing nearly 3 per cent of the population, according to a Reuters tally of publicly reported data.

It means that, with four days until the 2020 presidential election, the country is reporting more than one new case every second.