U.S. sets record coronavirus infections in a single day




















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Salt Lake County Health Department public health nurse Lee Cherie Booth performs a coronavirus test outside the Salt Lake County Health Department on Friday, Oct. 23, in Salt Lake City. Utah hit another ominous record by tallying the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in a single day as the state struggles to slow a monthlong surge of COVID-19 that is filling intensive care beds at hospitals. Gov. Gary Herbert warned in a statement that the state is "on the brink," and once again pleaded with people to adhere to mask mandates in place in most counties in the state.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seattle firefighter Bill Dennis reaches in to take a sample from a passenger in a car at a free COVID testing site Friday, Oct. 23, in Seattle.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People walk by outdoor plastic dining bubbles on Fulton Market in Chicago.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Exam Corp Lab employee, right, wears a mask as she talks with a patient lined up for COVID-19 testing in Niles, Ill.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Transportation Security Administration personnel and travelers observe COVID-19 transmission prevention protocols at John F. Kennedy International Airport in the Queens borough of New York.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Election clerk Cheryl Lupi sanitizes a voting booth inside Haverhill City Hall during early in-person voting in Haverhill, Mass.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Aviva Markowitz, left, and Rivka Alter enjoy a drink in a protective bubble at the Lazy Bean Cafe in Teaneck, N.J.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Transportation Security Administration personnel and travelers observe COVID-19 transmission prevention protocols at John F. Kennedy International Airport in the Queens borough of New York.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Medical personnel prepare to administer a COVID-19 swab at a drive-through testing site in Lawrence, N.Y.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Medical personnel prepare to administer a COVID-19 swab at a drive-through testing site in Lawrence, N.Y.