For the third consecutive day and the fourth time in eight days, the United States topped 70,000 new daily reported cases of coronavirus, according to worldometers.info.
Once again, Florida, Texas and California had the most reported cases, each with 9,000 or more cases reported.
Texas, Florida, California and Arizona reported the most daily case fatalities. Texas set a new daily high for fatalities.
The 7-day running average in the US has increased for 38 consecutive days.
Note: This story was edited to update information about California’s daily recorded cases that increased by 2,000 reported after posting.