And Covid-19 cases could rise this summer as states reopen, the CDC's deputy director for infectious diseases said during a conference call with reporters. More cities and states have reported increasing rates of new coronavirus cases per day as the nationwide total number of cases passed 2 million this week. Months into the pandemic, more than 114,300 people in the US have died , according to Johns Hopkins, with about 1,000 deaths reported each day. "COVID-19 cases and deaths have been reported in all 50 states, and the situation is constantly changing. Los Angeles County reported 1,857 new cases on Thursday, the second-highest number reported in one day.

Source: CNN June 12, 2020 15:45 UTC