Months ago, the notion of the United States recording more than 100,000 coronavirus infections in a single day seemed inconceivable. But surging caseloads in nearly every state pushed the tally to a record 104,004 new infections on Wednesday — and it wasn’t even the biggest news story. As Americans anxiously waited to find out who the next president will be, 18 states — including Kansas, Tennessee, Virginia, Oklahoma, Montana, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, Nebraska, Minnesota, Indiana, Wisconsin and West Virginia — reported record numbers of patients hospitalized with covid-19. More than 1,110 fatalities were reported, pushing the total number of coronavirus deaths reported since February past 233,000, according to data tracked by The Washington Post. With nearly 9.5 million coronavirus cases reported to date, the United States is adding new infections at […]