The U.S. on Tuesday far exceeded its previous daily record of new COVID-19 cases, adding 201,961 cases in 24 hours, according to the tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

The high number, partly due to data delayed over the weekend, took total cases in the U.S. to 10,238,243, with a total of 239,588 deaths, as of 8:30 p.m. local time (0130 GMT). In the 24-hour period, 1,535 deaths from COVID-19 were registered, a record in recent months as the U.S. struggles to contain the spread of the pandemic. 

Several U.S. states on Tuesday imposed restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus as hospitalizations soared, straining hospitals and medical resources across much of the country.