<p>New cases of Covid-19 in the United States hit a two-month high on Friday with over 58,000 infections of the new coronavirus reported and hospitalizations in the Midwest at record levels for a fifth day in a row, according to a Reuters analysis.</p>.<p>Ten of the 50 states reported record one-day rises in cases on Friday, including the Midwestern states of Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio. Wisconsin and Illinois recorded over 3,000 new cases for a second day in a row - a two-day trend not seen even during the height of the previous outbreak in the spring, according to Reuters data.</p>.<p>The Western states of Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming also reported their biggest one-day jumps in cases, as did Oklahoma and West Virginia.</p>.<p>Nineteen states have seen record increases in new cases so far in October.</p>.<p>Amid the resurgence in cases across the nation, President Donald Trump, who recently contracted Covid-19, is set to resume his re-election campaign on Saturday by addressing supporters from the balcony of the White House.</p>.<p>He is then scheduled to travel on Monday to central Florida to hold his first campaign rally since leaving the hospital.</p>.<p>Trump and his administration have faced criticism for their handling of the pandemic that has claimed over 213,000 lives in the country, as well as for a lax approach to mask-wearing and social distancing in the White House.</p>.<p>There is no federal mandate to wear a mask, and 17 states do not require them, according to a Reuters analysis.</p>.<p>In addition to rising cases, hospitals in several states are straining to handle an influx of patients.</p>.<p>Seven states on Friday reported record numbers of hospitalized Covid-19 patients: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.</p>.<p>In the Midwest, hospitalizations rose to nearly 9,000, continuing a streak of records that began on Monday.</p>.<p>There are now over 34,000 hospitalized nationally, up 18% in the past two weeks.</p>.<p>While deaths nationally continue to trend downward, the United States is losing on average 700 lives a day. Three states reported a record one-day increase in fatalities on Friday: Arkansas, Missouri and Montana. Health experts caution that deaths are a lagging indicator and usually rise weeks after cases climb.</p>
<p>New cases of Covid-19 in the United States hit a two-month high on Friday with over 58,000 infections of the new coronavirus reported and hospitalizations in the Midwest at record levels for a fifth day in a row, according to a Reuters analysis.</p>.<p>Ten of the 50 states reported record one-day rises in cases on Friday, including the Midwestern states of Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio. Wisconsin and Illinois recorded over 3,000 new cases for a second day in a row - a two-day trend not seen even during the height of the previous outbreak in the spring, according to Reuters data.</p>.<p>The Western states of Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming also reported their biggest one-day jumps in cases, as did Oklahoma and West Virginia.</p>.<p>Nineteen states have seen record increases in new cases so far in October.</p>.<p>Amid the resurgence in cases across the nation, President Donald Trump, who recently contracted Covid-19, is set to resume his re-election campaign on Saturday by addressing supporters from the balcony of the White House.</p>.<p>He is then scheduled to travel on Monday to central Florida to hold his first campaign rally since leaving the hospital.</p>.<p>Trump and his administration have faced criticism for their handling of the pandemic that has claimed over 213,000 lives in the country, as well as for a lax approach to mask-wearing and social distancing in the White House.</p>.<p>There is no federal mandate to wear a mask, and 17 states do not require them, according to a Reuters analysis.</p>.<p>In addition to rising cases, hospitals in several states are straining to handle an influx of patients.</p>.<p>Seven states on Friday reported record numbers of hospitalized Covid-19 patients: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.</p>.<p>In the Midwest, hospitalizations rose to nearly 9,000, continuing a streak of records that began on Monday.</p>.<p>There are now over 34,000 hospitalized nationally, up 18% in the past two weeks.</p>.<p>While deaths nationally continue to trend downward, the United States is losing on average 700 lives a day. Three states reported a record one-day increase in fatalities on Friday: Arkansas, Missouri and Montana. Health experts caution that deaths are a lagging indicator and usually rise weeks after cases climb.</p>