The U.S. shattered global records Jan. 3, reporting over a million new daily COVID-19 cases, according to data from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University.
On Jan. 3, the nation recorded 1,082,549 new COVID-19 cases, significantly surpassing the previous record set days before. The COVID-19 total also marks the highest daily case increase for any country since the pandemic began.
The Jan. 3 case count included a backlog of cases that may be attributed to reporting delays from the holiday weekend, The Hill reported.