The US reported a record of more than 60,000 daily confirmed cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The previous highest tally was 55,220, which the US recorded on 2 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest figures come as the states of California and Texas each reported more than 10,000 new daily cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that America was \u201cin a good place\u201d regarding the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Dr Anthony Fauci, infectious disease expert and adviser to the White House on coronavirus, said the country was still \u201cknee-deep\u201d in only its first coronavirus wave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The US has had by far the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths of any nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than three million infections have been recorded across the US since the beginning of the pandemic, according to both the New York Times and NBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
COVID-19 has been linked to more than 131,000 deaths in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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