Coronavirus cases rising in 40 of 50 US states
(WorldNews Environment)

By Jake Coyle, Terry Spencer and David Rising | Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast. In yet another alarming indicator, 36 states are seeing a rise in the percentage of tests that are coming back positive for the virus. The surge has been blamed in part on Americans not wearing masks or following other social distancing rules as states lifted their lockdowns over the past few weeks. The U.S. recorded 50,700 new cases, according to a tally kept by Johns...