Daily COVID-19 cases double in United States

The U.S. reported 41,927 coronavirus cases on Saturday as the daily case-count doubled over the past day.

The country's tally of cases neared 1.96 million, the highest in the world, according to data provided by Worldometer, an online source for international statistics.

The death toll in the country climbed to 111,408 with 1,200 fatalities reported in the past day.

More than 738,700 people have recovered in the country, the data showed.

Since the virus emerged last December in the Chinese city of Wuhan, it has spread to at least 188 countries and regions.

There are more than 6.77 million confirmed global infections with an excess of 395,800 deaths, while 2.77 million have recovered, according to the US' Johns Hopkins University.