US posts new daily virus case record of 60,209: Johns Hopkins
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2020 · 01:45 AM
[WASHINGTON] The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus, on Tuesday posted 60,209 new cases, a record for a 24-hour period, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
The country was just shy of three million cases, at 2,991,351, the Baltimore-based university said in its latest data as of 8.30pm (0030 GMT Wednesday).
The death toll stood at 131,362, with 1,114 additional deaths counted.
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