World dispatch: China cases show coronavirus can return if curbs eased

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China has reported its highest daily total of new coronavirus cases in two months and infections in South Korea also rose, showing how the disease can come back as curbs on business and travel are lifted. China had 57 new confirmed cases in the 24 hours through midnight Saturday. That was the highest since mid-April and included 36 in the capital, Beijing, a city of 20 million people. Read more here

Let’s look at the global statistics:

Total Confirmed Cases: 7,789,024

Change Over Yesterday: 137,909

Total Deaths: 430,173

Total Recovered: 3,709,737

Nations hit with most cases: US