U.S. reports record single-day spike of 60,000 new coronavirus cases - CNBC

The United States reported more than 60,000 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, setting a fresh record for new cases reported in a single day, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. .

The country reported 60,021 newly confirmed cases over the previous 24 hours as outbreaks continue to expand across a number of states, mostly across the American South and West.

has reported about 51,383 new cases on average over the past seven days, a record high seven-day average, up nearly 24.5% compared with a week ago, according to a CNBC analysis of data collected by Johns Hopkins.

Anthony Fauci have lamented in recent days that while many other countries succeeded in shutting down and reducing daily new cases to a manageable level, the U.S.

Cases were growing, on average, by at least 5% in 37 states as of Tuesday, according to a CNBC analysis of data collected by Johns Hopkins.

CNBC uses a seven-day trailing average to smooth out spikes in data reporting to identify where cases are rising and falling. .

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations are also up, on average, by at least 5% in 24 states, according to CNBC's analysis of data compiled by the Covid Tracking Project, an independent volunteer organization launched by journalists at The Atlantic.

has ramped up testing from an average of just over 174,000 diagnostic tests per day through April to an average of more than 650,000 tests per day so far in July, according to a CNBC analysis of data compiled by the Covid Tracking Project.

Fauci and other health officials have attributed this both to better clinical care for Covid-19 patients thanks to new treatment strategies as well as to the comparatively low average age of people infected with the virus now.

On Monday, Fauci said the average age of people infected with the virus has dropped about 15 years compared with the average age of patients earlier in the outbreak.

That's significant because older people appear more likely to develop a severe case, require medical attention and die from Covid-19, according to data from the CDC.

"It's a false narrative to take comfort in a lower rate of death," Fauci said Tuesday during a livestreamed event with Democratic Sen