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A record surge in cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the US is pushing hospitals to the edge, and has taken the death toll again to around 1,000 people a day, even as the attention of much of the country is focused on Tuesday’s presidential election.

91,530 new cases reported in US on Thursday for COVID19 positive. The country broke it's single day cases record, the previous being the day before, for 81,585 cases in one day.

Daily cases are at peak levels and rising in 24 states in the US, while seven other states are currently at 90% of their peaks. 1,047 new deaths have been reported across the country on the same day and crossing the 1000 death mark per day.

World cases of coronavirus also cross 500,000 mark for the first time with 545,936 new cases reported on Thursday with an all new increase with the deadly virus. India is the only country where cases are going downwards and is on third number after US and France in the world meter of coronavirus cases.