That's according to a Reuters tally, and comes as cases and hospitalizations surged to new records in hot spots across the Midwest.

The tally shows that 5600 Americans died from the virus in the past week, with hospitalizations shooting up by 13%.

But despite the resurgence of the virus across the country, US President Donald Trump defended his administration's response to the pandemic on Tuesday.

And we've done a great job and people are starting to see while conceding there would likely be no covert relief deal until after the election next week it will take back the House.

We'll hold the Senate well.

The White House states, like Colorado and Illinois, have walked back there, reopening plants as they try to stop the virus.

Health experts believe the virus is surging because of colder temperatures, driving people inside private social gatherings and fatigue.

With COVE in 19 precautions and as outbreaks worsen and hotly contested battleground states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, where Trump campaigned on Tuesday, the pandemic is likely to remain at the forefront of Americans minds ahead of election day.