US COVID Cases Surge Over 50K Mark; Highest Daily Rate In 3 Months

A whopping 50000-plus new coronavirus cases were reported in the United States on Monday. The sudden surge in numbers may be attributed to addition of backlogs due to reporting delay at the weekend. However, this marks the highest daily infection rate since April 23. With 52111 additional cases reporting, the national total has increased to 34,133,835, as per the latest data from Johns Hopkins U