World Coronavirus Dispatch: US hits new case record for third straight day

French deaths top 40,000, Trump's chief of staff among six infected in White House, UK researchers test aspirin as line of treatment and other pandemic-related news across the globe

US hits new coronavirus case record for third straight day: The US first reported a record of over 107,000 cases in a single day on Wednesday. On Thursday, it was over 121,000 new cases, another record. The country recorded more than 1,220 deaths on Friday. It was the first time over 1,000 deaths had been recorded for four consecutive days since 25-28 August. At least 17 states reported single day records for new cases on Friday. And four states reported record deaths: Kansas,