COVID-19: US posts new daily coronavirus case record of 60,209

Death toll increases by 1,114 to 131,362

Last updated: July 08, 2020 | 11:40

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Overheated, a healthcare worker takes a break as people wait in their vehicles in long lines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 7, 2020.

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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 (4.30am Wednesday UAE).

The death toll stood at 131,362, with 1,114 additional deaths counted.

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