FILE PHOTO: A medical worker puts on protective equipment as hospital staff treat Covid-19 patients at the United Memorial Medical Centre's intensive care unit in Houston, Texas, US, June 29, 2020. [Reuters]
The United States shattered its daily record for coronavirus infections on Thursday, reporting more than 77,000 new cases as the number of deaths in a 24-hour period rose by nearly 1,000, according to a Reuters tally.