BALTIMORE (NewsNation Now) — The United States set a record of more than 126,400 confirmed cases in a single day on Friday, according to data from John Hopkins University.
1,146 people died Friday and the seven-day rolling average of new daily cases in the U.S. is approaching 100,000 for the first time, according to Johns Hopkins.
Volunteer Dean Holt adds white flags to a temporary art installation in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington. Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg’s installation, called “In America, How Could This Happen,” will include an estimated 240,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) 
A white flag with a note stands in a temporary art installation in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington. Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg’s installation, called “In America, How Could This Happen,” will include an estimated 240,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) 
A group of U.S. Democrats supporters gather at a roadhouse restaurant to view U.S. media coverage of the U.S. presidential election in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) 
A boy wearing a protective face mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus rides a zip line while enjoying his weekend on the shore of Persian Gulf Martyrs’ Lake, in western Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 5, 2020. Suffering from the crushing sanctions posed by the U.S. President Donald Trump, Iranians have a little hope that new U.S. president will ease the sanctions. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) 
Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg stands among thousands of white flags planted in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington. Firstenberg’s temporary art installation, called “In America, How Could This Happen,” will include an estimated 240,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) 
People wait for a Corona speed test in front of a traditional small Frankfurt kiosk (Trinkhalle) in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. A doctor offers the test with a result in 20 minutes in the kiosk that was given up two weeks ago by its owners due to low business because of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) 
A screen shows precautions against the coronavirus at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. The Korean letters read “Let’s wear a mask in a good way” (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) 
A screen shows precautions against the coronavirus at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. The Korean letters read “Defenseless, danger and safety” (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Total U.S. cases since the start of the pandemic are nearing 10 million, and confirmed cases globally are approaching 50 million.
Worldwide infection numbers are also setting records. The world reached 400,000 daily confirmed cases on Oct. 15; 500,000 on Oct. 26, and 600,000 on Friday.
