KIU, Main Campus- The United States has surpassed 3 million COVID-19 cases after recording more than 59,400 new infections on Wednesday, July 8, according to the New York Times database.

The surge in numbers has put a strain on the health care system of America and has come in a time when the White House task force has called for the re-opening of schools.

c��?As we work with the Congress on the next round of State support, wec��?cre going to be looking for ways to give states a strong incentive and encouragement to get kids back to school,c⬝ US Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday.

In an interview with the BBC, Dr Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert and adviser to the White House on Coronavirus, said the country was still c��?knee-deepc⬝ in only its first Coronavirus wave.

White House has at the same time withdrawn the United States from the World Health Organization on allegations that WHO failed to respond quickly to the pandemic when it had just broken out.

The country now has 3,055,081 COVID-19 cases and 953,420 recoveries according to Johns Hopkins University.