News US tops one-day record with 83,757 COVID-19 cases, exceeding previous summer high October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY Comments Off on US tops one-day record with 83,757 COVID-19 cases, exceeding previous summer high News comes on heels of study by University of Washington School of Medicine that projected more than 500,000 Americans could die by end of February.