The United States (US) detected over 60,000 COVID-19 cases for the fifth consecutive day as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the pandemic would be lengthy.
The US counted 61,262 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
There were also 1,051 deaths in past 24 hours.
The US has now tallied more than 4.6 million cases and 154,319 deaths, making it the hardest-hit country in the world.