US reports record 4,300 Covid deaths in a single day

The United States has broken another pandemic record after 4,327 deaths were reported on Tuesday.

The sombre milestone comes as coronavirus deaths in the past week have averaged at more than 3,000 a day, CNN reported, and as both cases and deaths accelerate across the country.

The record single day death toll was only the second time the US has seen more than 4,000 deaths in a 24 hour period.

The last time the US reported more than 4,000 deaths was on 7 January, when 4,194 total deaths were reported, according to John Hopkins University (JHU) data.