World Coronavirus Dispatch: US states see 'disturbing surge' in infections

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America's top infectious disease expert has told lawmakers that the US is seeing a "disturbing surge" in coronavirus infections in some states. A panel of health officials, including Dr Anthony Fauci, said the next few days will be crucial to stem the new outbreaks. Cases are climbing rapidly across a number of US states. The four top experts also testified they were never told by President Donald Trump to "slow down" testing. Read more here 

Let’s look at the global statistics:
 

Total Confirmed Cases: 9,263,466

Change Over Yesterday: 163,376

Total Deaths: 477,584

Total Recovered: 4,630,391

Nations hit with most cases: US