US daily virus cases spike 45%. These 8 charts show where, how fast COVID-19 is spreading.

The United States for the first time surpassed 100,000 new coronavirus infections in a single day on Wednesday, and new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. have climbed to an all-time high of more than 86,000 per day on average,

It’s a glimpse of the worsening crisis that lies ahead for the winner of the presidential election.

Cases and hospitalizations are setting records all around the country just as the holidays and winter approach, demonstrating the challenge that either President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden will face in the coming months.

Public health experts fear potentially dire consequences, at least in the short term.

Daily new confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged 45% over the past two weeks, to a record seven-day average of 86,352, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Deaths are also on the rise, up 15% to an average of 846 deaths every day.

The total U.S. death toll is already more than 232,000, and total confirmed U.S. cases have surpassed 9 million. Those are the highest totals in the world, and new infections are increasing in nearly every state.

Other news tonight:

• Poland reaches daily high of nearly 25,000 coronavirus cases
• Russia reports records in new daily virus cases, deaths
• South Korea approves single test for COVID-19 and flu
• Pope Francis urges people to follow recommendations from governments and health authorities amid a surge of infections across Europe.

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