Washington, July 18 (RHC)-- The United States marked a record number of coronavirus cases on Friday for the third consecutive day, notching 77,638 new infections in 24 hours, according to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University.
The country also recorded 927 deaths in that period, according to a count at 8:30 p.m. Friday evening (00:30 GMT Saturday). The figures bring the U.S.'s death toll to 139,128 and its caseload to 3.64 million confirmed cases.