US: Daily COVID-19 cases surpass 180 thousand

More than 180 thousand people have tested positive for COVID-19 d in the United States over the past day, while 2,597 people died, Report says, citing RIA Novosti.

According to Johns Hopkins University, doctors in the United States have registered 180,083 new infection cases in the past 24 hours. Last week, on Saturday, the US reported a record daily increase - 205,557.

According to the University, since the beginning of the epidemic, more than 13.7 million people have contracted coronavirus infection in the United States. More than 270 thousand people fell victim to the virus. More than 5 million infected people have recovered.