US sets coronavirus infection record as deaths climb towards 224,000

A person walks near a sign listing coronavirus precautions at the King County election headquarters in Renton, Washington (AP)

The US coronavirus caseload has reached record heights, with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day.

This is the latest ominous sign of the disease’s grip on America, as states from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West reel under the surge.