Moscow/Sputnik: The United States has reported 299,087 COVID-19 new cases in the past 24 hours, which is a single-day record since the beginning of the pandemic, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows.
The US coronavirus case tally now stands at 20,430,797, while the COVID-19 death toll is at 350,214.
The nationwide vaccination campaign started on December 14.
The United States has so far authorized the use of two vaccines: one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech companies, another one by Moderna.
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