Our daily update is published. States reported over 57K new cases today — another record day for cases, the third this week.

We’re at 721K new tests today, a huge jump and our first day over 700K.

There were 635 reported deaths today.

The record new cases are coming from many states. Notable jumps in Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina. (Ohio looks bad today but this number is for two days.)

In fact, 3 out of the 4 US Census regions — Midwest, South, and West — are now seeing clear case increases.

The percent of tests coming back positive is rising decisively in every region but the Northeast as well.

18 states posted record highs for new cases since Sunday, 35% of US states.