U.S. COVID-19 cases soar as Pence's staff at White House test positive
FILE PHOTO: A general view of a COVID-19 testing site at Mayo Clinic Health System Red Cedar as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Menomonie, Wisconsin, U.S., October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan
(Reuters) - A new coronavirus outbreak at the White House involving Vice President Mike Pence’s staff comes as the United States reported a near-record number of new cases on Saturday.
The United States reported 79,852 new infections on Saturday, close to the previous day's record of 84,244 new cases. Hospitalizations are also rising and have hit a two-month high and deaths are also trending upwards, according to a Reuters tally. (Graphic: tmsnrt.rs/34pvUyi)
Late on Saturday a spokesman for Pence said Marc Short, Pence’s chief of staff, had tested positive for the new coronavirus. Pence and his wife tested negative earlier in the day and the vice president will not alter his schedule as he campaigns ahead of the Nov. 3 election, the spokesman said.
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Hospitals are strained in several states including North Dakota, which is the hardest hit based on recent new cases per capita, according to a Reuters analysis.
Graphic: Where coronavirus cases are rising and falling in the United States - here
Graphic: COVID-19 global tracker - here
Reporting by Lisa Shumaker in Chicago; Editing by Daniel Wallis