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US Covid-19 cases hit record for third day, topping 127,000: monitor
United States has set a third straight daily record for new Covid-19 infections, notching more than 127,000 cases, John Hopkins University reported Friday.And the death toll as of 8:30 pm (0130 GMT) over the past 24 hours was 1,149, the Baltimore-based university said.The outbreak has been surging for weeks across the country, with the Midwest worst-hit even as the number of new diagnoses were approaching springtime levels in the south, northeast and west.While deaths remain far lower than the peak in spring, Friday was also the fourth day in a row that fatalities were above 1,000.