Cases also rose with 128,902 new cases of the virus reported on Tuesday with a seven-day rolling average of 137,058, a 269% increase from the seven-day average of 37,056 recorded one month ago
* On Tuesday, the U.S. recorded more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day for the first time since mid-March, bringing the death toll to 623,329
* The seven-day rolling average of deaths currently sits at 710, which is a 159% increase over the last month from the average of 274
* Cases also rose with 128,902 new cases of the virus reported on Tuesday with a seven-day rolling average of 137,058, a 269% increase from the seven-day average of 37,056 recorded one month ago
* COVID-related hospitalizations have increased by about 70% in the past two weeks to 83,693 with many facilities reporting they are overwhelmed with patients
* Alabama says it has no ICU beds left as hospitalizations have surged to 2,723 people, up 172% from about 1,000 one month ago
* In Alaska, five patients were transferred from Anchorage to a hospital in Seattle in a week when typically just one patient a month is transferred to Seattle
* A second field hospital opened within days on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus in the facility's parking garage
The United States reported more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths - equating to around 42 fatalities an hour - for the first time since March.
On Tuesday, officials recorded 1,004 deaths with a seven-day rolling average of 710, which is a 159 percent increase over the last month and the highest number seen since April 20.
This brings the death toll from the pandemic to just 623,329 people, the highest number officially reported by any country in the world.
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