The United States on Saturday saw its highest number yet of coronavirus cases recorded in one day , with more than 277 , 000 infections.
The hardest -hit country in the world by the pandemic, the United States has marked 20 . 4 million cases overall and just under 350 , 000 deaths.
Infections have been surging in recent months , with top US government scientist Anthony Fauci warning just days after Christmas that the worst of the pandemic may be yet to come , driving the country to a “ critical point” as holiday travel spreads the virus .
The country has floundered in its efforts to quell COVID -19 , with its vaccination program beset by logistical problems and overstretched hospitals .
More than 4 .2 million people in the US have already received their first jabs , with 13 million doses distributed, but that falls well behind the 20 million inoculations that President Donald Trump ’ s administration promised by the end of 2020 .
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