A record number of coronavirus cases were reported Thursday, breaking a record set Wednesday of more than 100,000 cases in a single day.
A total of 120,048 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, nearly 16,000 more than on Wednesday, according to an NBC News tally.
The United States has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world. More than 236,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S., according to NBC News data.
Hospitalizations and case counts have surged across much of the country with the Midwest and Southwest getting hit the hardest. Doctors and officials have warned people that hospitals could quickly become overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.
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Wisconsin saw one of the largest single-day increases in the country on Wednesday, with nearly 6,000 new cases, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.
“While the state and country turned its eyes to the presidential election, Wisconsin had another record setting day for COVID-19 cases, with 5,935 Wisconsinites testing positive on Wednesday," Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday in his Democratic Radio Address.
"Folks, this pandemic isn’t happening someplace else or to somebody else,” he said. “Wisconsinites in every corner of our state know firsthand the tragedy and loss of this virus."
Other key battleground states in the election also the virus continue to spread. Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina each recorded more than 2,000 cases in a single day.
A version of this story originally appeared on NBCNews.com.