US President Donald Trump and Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, have both held rallies in the key state of Arizona.
Mr Trump addressed thousands of supporters at a rally in Bullhead City, while Senator Harris held socially distanced events in Tucson.
He repeated his claim a vaccine to COVID-19 would come shortly, but provided no details.
He promised the crowd: "Normal life will fully resume. That's what we want, right? Normal life. And next year will be the greatest economic year in the history of our country."
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Mr Trump said the election was a choice between economic prosperity and recovery from the pandemic or chaos and lockdowns.
"Under lockdowns, countless Americans will die from suicides, drugs," he said. "The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself. And Arizona, you're opened up. But Nevada, get your governor to open up your state, please."
Arizona, traditionally a strong Republican state, is regarded as vulnerable in this year's election.
https://twitter.com/TimArvier9/status/1321567291687931904?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwMr Trump also dismissed a poll showing him trailing in Wisconsin, a key mid-west swing state, by 17 points.
He told supporters, the survey was a "fake poll" and he had data that showed he was leading by one point.
"We're going to have a great, great red wave," he told thousands of supporters.
He repeated his claims that many Republicans would turn out in masses to support him on polling day next week.
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But Senator Harris pulled no punches in a fierce attack on Mr Trump's handling of the pandemic.
"Donald Trump failed. He failed us," Harris said, criticising Trump's decision to downplay the seriousness of the virus earlier this year. "He failed the American people."
Harris contrasted Trump's health care philosophy with Biden's, working to paint the Democratic Party as a guardian of health care access for Americans with low earnings and preexisting conditions.
Meanwhile, Mr Biden speaking at a virtual event in Delaware vowed not to campaign "on the false promises of being able to end this pandemic by flipping a switch," pledging instead to prioritise science
With less than a week until election day, Mr Trump is trailing Biden in most national polls. Biden also has an advantage, though narrower, in the key swing states that could decide the election.
Biden voted early in Wilmington on Wednesday and also received a virtual briefing from health experts.
In the US, more than 71,000 people a day are testing positive for the virus on average, up from 51,000 two weeks ago. Cases are rising in all but two states, Hawaii and Delaware, and deaths are climbing in 39, with an average of 805 people dying in the U.S. per day, up from 714 two weeks ago.
Overall, about 227,000 Americans have now been killed by the virus.
- With AP
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