Amid a resurgence, the US has registered the highest number of single-day Covid-19 cases since February this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest update.
According to the update on Saturday, a total of 101,171 new cases were reported across the country on July 30, reports Xinhua news agency.
The new figure brought the seven-day average daily increase of cases to 72,493, also the highest since mid February.
As of Sunday morning, the country’s overall infection tally has increased to 34,974,823, while the death toll stood at 613,133.
Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations, and deaths are once again increasing in nearly all US states, fueled by the Delta variant, which is much more contagious than past versions of the virus.
The current seven-day average of daily new cases increased 64.1 per cent compared with the previous seven-day data, according to the CDC update
The current seven-day average of new hospitalised cases, which stood at 5,475, is a 46.3 per cent increase from the previous week, according to the CDC.