U.S. Sets A Grim Record Of More Than 60,000 Coronavirus Cases Iin A Single Day. Deaths Are Also Increasing.

The United States has set a grim record of more than 60,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day. The number of cases across the US has now surpassed 3 million and more than 131,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic took hold in March

Daily Mail: Texas, Florida and Arizona see increase in COVID-19 deaths at least two weeks after hot spot states started seeing record spikes in infections - as US sets grim record of more than 60,000 cases in a single day, bringing the total to over 3 MILLION

* The United States set a grim record on Tuesday with more than 60,000 new coronavirus cases reported in a single day, bringing the total to over 3 million
* More than 131,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and at least 1,100 of those deaths were recorded on Tuesday, which is the highest daily increase this month
* Deaths across the country have been trending downwards even as the number of infections surge to levels not seen throughout the pandemic
* But the fatality rates in Texas, Arizona and Florida are now showing upward trends, according to data tracking the seven day average of deaths in the states
* Texas and Arizona also both set new highs for deaths in a single day on Tuesday
* Deaths in those states come at least two weeks after they started seeing record spikes in cases last month
* Health officials say the current death increases in Texas, Arizona and Florida could now start to push the national death rate up
* Deaths are a lagging indicator because it takes time for people to get sick and die, according to health experts. The current national death rate likely represents cases that were diagnosed about a month ago

Texas, Florida and Arizona are now seeing an increase in COVID-19 deaths at least two weeks after the hot spot states first started seeing record spikes in cases.

It comes as the United States set a grim record on Tuesday with more than 60,000 new coronavirus cases reported in a single day, up from the previous record of 53,600 infections set last Thursday.

The number of cases across the US has now surpassed 3 million and more than 131,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic took hold in March.

At least 1,100 of those deaths were recorded on Tuesday, which is the highest daily increase this month.

Deaths across the country have been trending downwards even as the number of infections surge to levels not seen throughout the pandemic.

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