US sees over 1 lakh single-day Covid-19 cases for 7th straight day

The United States reported a record number of new Covid-19 cases for the seventh day in a row on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, while the number of deaths surged to their highest daily count since August.

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With case numbers still being filed by a handful of states, the US had reported at least 134,000 new infections by late Tuesday. It has reported an average of 120,000 cases every day for the past week.

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The daily death toll stood at 1,450, the first time it has risen above 1,400 since mid-August.

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Hospitalisations of infected people also continued to climb rapidly, reaching 61,471 by late Tuesday, the highest ever during the pandemic.