With the latest spike, over 7 million people have tested positive for novel coronavirus across the United States on Thursday, a figure which is 20 per cent of the total number of cases across the world.

Coronavirus: Cases top 7 million as Midwest states battle uptick

The United States in the last 24 hours witnessed 840 deaths from the novel coronavirus, according to the data from Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday, the seventh consecutive day where the daily death toll was below 1,000.

Coronavirus: US records less than 1,000 deaths for seventh day in a row

As many as 687 people died of the novel coronavirus in the United States in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm (0030 GMT) on Thursday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

US: Nearly 700 died from coronavirus in last 24 hours