US reports more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases for seventh day in a row

Woman, 47, is tested for the coronavirus disease in East Los Angeles, California, U.S. [Reuters]

The United States reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases for the seventh day in a row on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, while the number of deaths surged to their highest daily count since August.

With case numbers still being filed by a handful of states, the U.S. had reported at least 134,000 new infections by late Tuesday. It has reported an average of 120,000 cases every day for the past week.