US COVID-19 cases now over 3 million

The US coronavirus outbreak has crossed the milestone of over 3 million confirmed cases

This is as more states reported record numbers of new infections, and Florida faced an impending shortage of intensive care unit hospital beds.

California, Hawaii, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma and Texas on Tuesday shattered their previous daily record highs for new cases.

About 24 states have also reported high infection rates as a percentage of diagnostic tests conducted over the past week.

At least 132 000 fatalities have now been recorded in the country.