It’s day 162, and as the pandemic becomes more politicized, it's not a surprise that the number of Republicans who think COVID-19 is overhyped has jumped to almost two-thirds.

Two months ago, 24 April, the US set a record for daily reported COVID-19 cases: 36,739. Today, we passed that record, with 36,975 new cases.

COVID-19 case numbers are trending up across the country. Highlights from the northeast, south, midwest and west.