US records 60,207 new Covid-19 cases in a day
AMERICA on Saturday recorded 60,207 new coronavirus cases in the last a day, Johns Hopkins University reported in its real-time tally.
That put the full total number of cases in america, the country hardest-hit by the global pandemic, at 3,698,209, the Baltimore-based university said at 8.30pm (0030 GMT Sunday).
Another 832 deaths were reported, bringing total fatalities to 139,960.
The most recent numbers capped a week which saw the united states set records in new cases for three consecutive days, topping out at 77,638 infections recorded on Friday.
The united states has seen a resurgence of cases in the so-called Sun Belt, stretching over the south from Florida to California.
In Texas and Arizona, authorities are bringing in refrigerated trucks to handle the body count.
The surge in cases has prompted some states to backtrack on loosening their anti-virus restrictions - or even to reinstate tougher measures. - AFP
