US daily coronavirus cases have hit record highs 5 times in the last 12 days — this interactive chart tracks new cases each day

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• The US has broken records for daily coronavirus case counts five times in the last 12 days.
• Deaths have not surged, however, possibly because the virus is mostly spreading among young people. COVID-19 progresses over weeks, though, so death tolls may still start climbing.
• Although various databases offer differing daily US case counts, they tell the same story overall: Cases skyrocketed after states reopened.
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In April, it would have been hard to imagine that 36,000 new coronavirus infections in a day — the top of the US's first peak — could ever be seen in a positive light.

But after the last two weeks, such a sum would be a relief — it would represent a significant drop from where we are now.

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