<p>The United States on Thursday set yet another record for new coronavirus cases with 68,428 infections recorded in 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.</p>.<p>In that period the death toll also climbed by 974 people, the Baltimore-based university's tracker showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Friday).</p>.<p>That brought the total death toll in the country since the pandemic began to 138,201, and the total number of cases to 3,560,364.</p>
<p>The United States on Thursday set yet another record for new coronavirus cases with 68,428 infections recorded in 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.</p>.<p>In that period the death toll also climbed by 974 people, the Baltimore-based university's tracker showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Friday).</p>.<p>That brought the total death toll in the country since the pandemic began to 138,201, and the total number of cases to 3,560,364.</p>