US tops 100,000 COVID cases on Wednesday

US tops 100,000 COVID cases on Wednesday

English language arts teacher Frank Esposito submits to a COVID-19 nasal swab test at West Brooklyn Community High School, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in New York. The high school is a "transfer school," catering to a students who haven't done well elsewhere, giving them a chance to graduate and succeed. The school reopened Monday after being shut down for three weeks due to a spike in coronavirus cases in the immediate neighborhood. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

(East Farmingdale, NY)- The United States broke another record Wednesday recording over 100,000 COVID cases in a single day.  According to the Associated Press, COVID cases nationwide have surged 45% in the past two weeks.  In New York on Wednesday, Governor Cuomo said the statewide positivity rate, excluding the micro-clusters was at 1.42%.

Photo: (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)