ATLANTA - The United States added another 500,000 COVID-19 cases in just one week, a grim new record.In that span, the U.S.
averaged roughly 71,000 new cases per day, the New York Times reported.For context, when the country revealed its first positive test on Jan.
21, it took another three months to reach 500,000 total cases.RELATED: Study links mask use to fewer COVID-19 hospitalizationsThis week’s milestone further demonstrates the surge in transmission health experts feared would take place once colder weather set in, forcing people to congregate indoors.U.S.