CNN buries the lede 7 paras down: “Well, if people are not wearing masks, then maybe we should be mandating it,” Fauci told CNN’s Erin Burnett Friday. And you may ask yourself why Dr. Fauci is saying that now, and Axios has the answer: The U.S. confirmed at least 83,010 coronavirus cases on Friday, the country’s highest daily total since the pandemic started, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project.By the numbers: Friday’s total surpassed the U.S.’s previous record set on July 17 when 76,842 cases were recorded. The current surge is more widespread than the uptick seen on July 17, when just four states accounted for more than 40,000 cases recorded, according to the Washington Post. I’ve read that we are nearing 100K cases a day territory.