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Global Statistics

All countries
695,781,740
Confirmed
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
627,110,498
Recovered
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
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Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm

Global Statistics

All countries
695,781,740
Confirmed
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
627,110,498
Recovered
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
6,919,573
Deaths
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm

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Take the New York metropolitan area’s progress against the coronavirus out of the equation and the numbers show the rest of the U.S. is moving in the wrong direction, with the known infection rate rising even as states move to lift their lockdowns, an Associated Press analysis found Tuesday.



Anderson High School senior Teyaja Jones, right, poses in her cap and gown and a bandana face cover, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Texas' stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic have expired and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has eased restrictions on many businesses that have now opened, but school buildings remain closed. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)


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Anderson High School senior Teyaja Jones, right, poses in her cap and gown and a bandana face cover, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Texas’ stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic have expired and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has eased restrictions on many businesses that have now opened, but school buildings remain closed. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

New confirmed infections per day in the U.S. exceed 20,000, and deaths per day are well over 1,000, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University. And public health officials warn that the failure to flatten the curve and drive down the infection rate in places could lead to many more deaths — perhaps tens of thousands — as people are allowed to venture out and businesses reopen.

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“Make no mistakes: This virus is still circulating in our community, perhaps even more now than in previous weeks” said Linda Ochs, director of the Health Department in Shawnee County, Kansas.

Elsewhere around the world, Britain’s official coronavirus death toll, at more than 29,000, topped that of Italy to become the highest in Europe and second-highest in the world behind the United States. The official number of dead worldwide surpassed a quarter-million, by Johns Hopkins’ count, though the true toll is believed to be much higher.

The densely packed New York metropolitan area, consisting of about 20 million people across a region that encompasses the city’s northern suburbs, Long Island and northern New Jersey, has been the hardest-hit corner of the country, accounting for at least one-third of the nation’s 70,000 deaths.

When the still locked-down area is included, new infections in the U.S. appear to be declining, according to the AP analysis. It found that the five-day rolling average for new cases has decreased from 9.3 per 100,000 people three weeks ago on April 13 to 8.6 on Monday.

But subtracting the New York area from the analysis changes the story. Without it, the rate of new cases in the U.S. increased over the same period from 6.2 per 100,000 people to 7.5.

  • Slide 1 of 50: U.S. President Donald Trump looks at an assembly line machine manufacturing protective masks being shown to him by Honeywell's Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain Tony Stallings during a tour of Honeywell's facility manufacturing masks for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

  • Slide 2 of 50: Patient  Armando Mendoza, who spent 45 days at St. Joseph's Hospital battling  COVID-19, is released to applause and celebration from hospital workers who helped save his life during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Orange, California, U.S., May 5, 2020.      REUTERS/Mike Blake

  • Slide 3 of 50: Tara Van Wieren works on a Mother's Day flower arraignment at Relles Florist in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Florists are among the retail businesses that Gov. Gavin Newsom said might be eligible to open before the end of this week under upcoming state guidelines concerning the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

  • Slide 4 of 50: Counselor to the President Hope Hicks follows White House senior adviser Jared Kushner after they arrived with U.S. President Donald Trump at Sky International Airport prior to touring a Honeywell mask production facility manufacturing protective masks for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

  • Slide 5 of 50: People keep a social distance as they wait in line for free walk-in coronavirus testing at the Bread for the City social services charity during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Washington, U.S. May 5, 2020. The charity is able to test about 100 people each week.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

  • Slide 6 of 50: A funeral home worker (L) waits outside before taking a casket to the cemetery for burial amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S., May 5, 2020.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder

  • Slide 7 of 50: A woman wears mask as she leaves a store during the coronavirus pandemic in Deerfield, Ill., Tuesday, May 5, 2020. New Illinois rules about wearing a face mask over age 2 start Friday, May 1, when they can't maintain a 6 foot social distance in public. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

  • Slide 8 of 50: A U.S. Army National Guard soldier walks outside a temporary morgue, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

  • Slide 9 of 50: NEW HYDE PARK, NY - MAY 05:  A mural on a Northwell Healthcare building features first responders and healthcare workers who are on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic on May 05, 2020 in  New Hyde Park, New York.  The World Health Organization declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th.   (Photo by

  • Slide 10 of 50: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds holds a news conference on COVID-19 at the State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston, Iowa, on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. (

  • Slide 11 of 50: LAGUNA BEACH, CA - MAY 05: Surfers hit the water at Thalia Street Beach in Laguna Beach, CA after officials reopened access on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. The beach has been closed since March 23, 2020 due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. City parks along the beach are still closed and people cannot sit or linger on the sand. (Photo by Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

  • Slide 12 of 50: President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Phoenix to visit a Honeywell plant that manufactures protective equipment, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (

  • Slide 13 of 50: Richmond City Health District workers check in residents for COVID-19 testing at a site set up by the Virginia National Guard Tuesday May 5, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (

  • Slide 14 of 50: Angela Beauchamp fills out an absentee ballot at City Hall in Garden City, Mich., Tuesday, May 5, 2020. People in about 50 Michigan communities are participating in largely mail-based local elections that might be a blueprint for the presidential battleground state in November. (

  • Slide 15 of 50: Anderson High School senior Teyaja Jones, right, poses in her cap and gown and a bandana face cover, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Texas' stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic have expired and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has eased restrictions on many businesses that have now opened, but school buildings remain closed. (

  • Slide 16 of 50: A grocery worker, wearing a protective mask and gloves, helps checking out a customer from behind a plexiglass barrier at the 99 Ranch Market in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Tuesday May, 5, 2020.

  • Slide 17 of 50: BAY SHORE, NEW YORK - MAY 05: American flags adorn the St. Patrick School on May 05, 2020 in Bay Shore, New York. New York state schools were closed for the school year on May 1. (Photo by

  • Slide 18 of 50: NEW YORK, NY - MAY 04: A man walks along a street closed to vehicle traffic as the city expands areas for pedestrians to walk and to keep a recommended safe distance on May 04, 2020 in New York City. Hospitals in New York are beginning to see a drop in news coronavirus cases as New York continues to be one of the global centers of the COVID-19 outbreak (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

  • Slide 19 of 50: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 04: Protestors wave signs and American flags at a Reopen Massachusetts Rally outside of the Massachusetts State House on May 04, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused caused closure of all non-essential businesses in the state since March 23. Over 60,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Massachusetts.  (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

  • Slide 20 of 50: Dr. Sabrina Solt prepares an appointment-only coronavirus drive-thru swab test in the parking lot at Impact Church, Monday, May 4, 2020, in Scottsdale, Ariz. The 2-day testing site for both the coronavirus and the antibody test was made possible by a partnership with Arizona Cardinals' NFL football player Jordan Hicks and Impact Church, hoping to test 500 people. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

  • Slide 21 of 50: TAKOMA PARK, MD - MAY 04: (L-R) Sarah Bloom Raskin and U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) listen as a group of Maryland residents, calling themselves the 'Pandemic Comforters,' sing in the front yard of his home on May 4, 2020 in Takoma Park, Maryland. The singers wanted to use the nice weather to show gratitude to Rep. Raskin for his work in Congress and offer their prayers during the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, Rep. Raskin was appointed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to the newly created House Select Committee On Coronavirus. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

  • Slide 22 of 50: BOZEMAN, MT - MAY 04: A sign reminds shoppers of social distancing guidelines at the reopening of Schnee's Boots, Shoes and Outdoors on Main Street on May 4, 2020 in Bozeman, Montana. Wyoming health officials today reported that the state's confirmed coronavirus cases grew by nine to a total of 444.  (Photo by William Campbell/Getty Images)

  • Slide 23 of 50: Mercedes Mejia, left, and Coralia Hernandez pose for a selfie in front of the still-closed courtyard of the TCL Chinese Theatre, Monday, May 4, 2020, on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles. Shutdown orders continue in California due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

  • Slide 24 of 50: Alexis Lamoreaux goes to her hospital shift after graduating from the nursing school of the Ohio State University during an online commencement ceremony amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger

  • Slide 25 of 50: Crowds gather at Buffalo Bayou Park as social distancing guidelines to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are relaxed in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare

  • Slide 26 of 50: Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, center,, speaks at a news conference regarding the latest updates on the coronavirus as Cara Christ, left, Arizona director of Public Health Services, and Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, right, Arizona Army National Guard, listenvMonday, May 4, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)

  • Slide 27 of 50: Workers change signage to reflect positive messages on the marquee at the Quarry Cinema, which is set to reopen in June, in San Antonio, Monday, May 4, 2020. Texas' stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic have expired and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has eased restrictions on many businesses including theaters. (

  • Slide 28 of 50: Eric Egelund cleans at Lotus Nail Spa Monday, May 4, 2020, in Stansbury Park, Utah. Nail salons, gyms and restaurants are among some Utah businesses that were allowed to open their doors under new guidelines. (

  • Slide 29 of 50: Beachgoers sunbathe near a beach rules sign after Clearwater Beach officially reopened to the public Monday, May 4, 2020, in Clearwater Beach, Fla. Many public beaches and restaurants are reopening as part of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to stop the spread of the coronavirus. (

  • Slide 30 of 50: UNITED STATES - MAY 4: Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., volunteers at the Arlington Food Assistance Center in Arlington, Va, on Monday, May 4, 2020. The center has seen an increase in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic and distributes groceries to about 2,400 families per week. (Photo By

  • Slide 31 of 50: Seattle Police officers and other workers look on as a man wheels away a cart of his belongings from a homeless encampment being cleared Monday, May 4, 2020, at Ballard Commons Park in Seattle. Officials set Monday morning as the deadline for the camp to be cleared after residents in the area had complained about the growing number of tents and expressed concerns about the spread of the coronavirus and other health issues. (

  • Slide 32 of 50: NEW YORK, NY - MAY 04: New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio and FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro speak with firefighters following the handout of donated meals on International Firefighters Day on May 4, 2020 in New York City. As New York City continues its shutdown to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, firefighters and other essential workers continue to deal with the effects of the virus. (Photo by

  • Slide 33 of 50: Thousands of white markers, are seen on the lawn, placed by Senior Pastor the Rev. Patrick Collins, at the First Congregational Church of Greenwich May 4,2020 to honor the many lives lost as result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Old Greenwich, Connecticut (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by

  • Slide 34 of 50: Golfer Ben Kolb wears a mask as he tees off at Torrey Pines golf course during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, U.S., May 4, 2020.

  • Slide 35 of 50: CLEARWATER, FL - MAY 04: People visit Clearwater Beach after Governor Ron DeSantis opened the beaches at 7am on May 04, 2020 in Clearwater, Florida.  Restaurants, retailers, beaches and some state parks reopen today with caveats, as the state continues to ease restrictions put in place to contain COVID-19.  (Photo by

  • Slide 36 of 50: NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 03: A view of the emptiness in Times Square during the COVID-19 pandemic on May 03, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 248,000 lives with over 3.5 million infections reported. (Photo by

  • Slide 37 of 50: Ambulnz paramedics and Aurora firefighters salute as the casket carrying the body of paramedic Paul Cary is removed from a plane at Denver International Airport on Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Denver. Cary died from coronavirus after volunteering to help combat the pandemic in New York City. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP, Pool)

  • Slide 38 of 50: People queue to get free masks distributed by Urban Park Rangers at Grand Army Plaza, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

  • Slide 39 of 50: U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a live Fox News Channel virtual town hall called

  • Slide 40 of 50: A sign thanking healthcare workers is hung from a balcony at a downtown apartment building Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. The city is under extended stay-at-home orders until May 15 in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

  • Slide 41 of 50: NEW JERSEY, USA - MAY 03:  New Jersey residents enjoy a sunny day at Branch Brook Park in Newark, United States on May 03, 2020, after the all state parks were reopened for the first time since April 7th. (Photo by Islam Dogru/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

  • Slide 42 of 50: Health workers rest near the NYU Langone Hospital, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

  • Slide 43 of 50: A lone beachgoer takes a sunbath Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Newport Beach, Calif. Beaches were mostly empty over the warm weekend as Californians heeded stay-at-home orders in anticipation that Gov. Gavin Newsom might ease some restrictions this week. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

  • Slide 44 of 50: Masked customers walk through the West Seattle Farmers Market during its first opening in nearly two months because of the coronavirus outbreak Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Seattle. Farmers markets in Seattle were initially closed, but are reopening with guidelines that include fewer vendors allowed, a limited number of customers with a single direction of movement, additional hand washing and sanitizing stations and signs and markings urging customers to maintain distance from each other. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

  • Slide 45 of 50: People walk near the Samaritan's Purse Emergency Field Hospital in Central Park, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

  • Slide 46 of 50: Employees prepare takeout orders at DJ's Deck restaurant Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Port Orange, Fla., during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, many restaurants in Florida can reopen with proper spacing outdoors and with 25% capacity indoors. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

  • Slide 47 of 50: HUNTINGTON VILLAGE, NEW YORK - MAY 03:  Lisa Fascilla, with children Nina and Alex  receive a beer delivery from Karen and Mark Heuwetter and their two dogs Buddy and Barley on May 03, 2020 in Huntington Village, New York.  Mark and Karen Heuwetter own the Six Harbors Brewery and have trained their two Golden Retrievers Buddy and Barley to help them deliver beer to their customers during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.  The dogs are fitted with a four pack of empty beer cans around their necks and meet customers at their doorstep while Mark and Karen carry the beer to deliver behind them.  It has been comforting for the dogs who are enjoying the exercise and meeting people along the way.  The customers love seeing Buddy and Barley and enjoy petting and greeting them to go with their beer delivery. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

  • Slide 48 of 50: Urban Park Rangers distribute free masks to people at Grand Army Plaza, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

  • Slide 49 of 50: People practice social distancing while enjoying the nice weather at Central Park's Sheep Meadow, Saturday, May 2, 2020,  in New York. New York City police dispatched 1,000 officers this weekend to enforce social distancing as warmer weather tempted New Yorkers to come out of quarantine. (AP Photo/Ronald Blum

  • Slide 50 of 50: A CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) volunteer checking appointments and directing cars lining up for coronavirus testing in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles on Saturday, May 2, 2020. The city of Los Angeles will offer free coronavirus testing to all residents regardless of whether they have symptoms. Until now tests were reserved for those with symptoms and frontline employees like health care and grocery store workers. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

President Donald Trump looks at an assembly line machine manufacturing protective masks being shown to him by Honeywell’s Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain Tony Stallings during a tour of Honeywell’s facility manufacturing masks for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Phoenix, Arizona on May 5, .

Patient Armando Mendoza, who spent 45 days at St. Joseph’s Hospital battling COVID-19, is released to applause and celebration from hospital workers who helped save his life during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Orange, California on May 5.

Tara Van Wieren works on a Mother’s Day flower arraignment at Relles Florist in Sacramento, Calif., on May 5.

Counselor to the President Hope Hicks follows White House senior adviser Jared Kushner after they arrived with President Donald Trump at Sky International Airport prior to touring a Honeywell mask production facility manufacturing protective masks for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Phoenix, Arizona on May 5.

People keep a social distance as they wait in line for free walk-in coronavirus testing at the Bread for the City social services charity during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Washington, D.C. on May 5. The charity is able to test about 100 people each week. 

A funeral home worker (L) waits outside before taking a casket to the cemetery for burial amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Quincy, Massachusetts on May 5.

A woman wears a mask as she leaves a store during the coronavirus pandemic in Deerfield, Ill. on May 5. New Illinois rules about wearing a face mask over age 2 start Friday, May 1, when they can’t maintain a 6-foot social distance in public. 

A U.S. Army National Guard soldier walks outside a temporary morgue, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York on May 5.

A mural on a Northwell Healthcare building features first responders and healthcare workers who are on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic on May 5 in New Hyde Park, New York.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds holds a news conference on COVID-19 at the State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston, Iowa, on May 5.

Surfers hit the water at Thalia Street Beach in Laguna Beach, California after officials reopened access on May 5.

President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Phoenix to visit a Honeywell plant that manufactures protective equipment on May 5 in Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Richmond City Health District workers check in residents for COVID-19 testing at a site set up by the Virginia National Guard on May 5 in Richmond, Virginia.

Angela Beauchamp fills out an absentee ballot at City Hall in Garden City, Michigan on May 5. People in about 50 Michigan communities are participating in largely mail-based local elections that might be a blueprint for the presidential battleground state in November.

Anderson High School senior Teyaja Jones, poses in her cap and gown and a bandana face cover on May 5 in Austin, Texas.

A grocery worker, wearing a protective mask and gloves, helps checking out a customer from behind a plexiglass barrier at the 99 Ranch Market in Los Angeles on May 5. 

American flags adorn the St. Patrick School on May 5, 2020 in Bay Shore, New York.

A man walks along a street closed to vehicle traffic as the city expands areas for pedestrians to walk and to keep a recommended safe distance on May 4 in New York City, New York.

Protestors wave signs and American flags at a Reopen Massachusetts Rally outside of the Massachusetts State House on May 4 in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Dr. Sabrina Solt prepares an appointment-only coronavirus drive-thru swab test in the parking lot at Impact Church, on May 4 in Scottsdale, Ariz. The 2-day testing site for both the coronavirus and the antibody test was made possible by a partnership with Arizona Cardinals’ NFL football player Jordan Hicks and Impact Church, hoping to test 500 people. 

(L-R) Sarah Bloom Raskin and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) listen as a group of Maryland residents, calling themselves the ‘Pandemic Comforters,’ sing in the front yard of his home on May 4 in Takoma Park, Maryland.

A sign reminds shoppers of social distancing guidelines at the reopening of Schnee’s Boots, Shoes and Outdoors on Main Street on May 4 in Bozeman, Montana. 

Mercedes Mejia, left, and Coralia Hernandez pose for a selfie in front of the still-closed courtyard of the TCL Chinese Theatre, Monday, May 4, 2020, on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles. Shutdown orders continue in California due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Alexis Lamoreaux goes to her hospital shift after graduating from the nursing school of the Ohio State University during an online commencement ceremony amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger

Crowds gather at Buffalo Bayou Park as social distancing guidelines to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are relaxed in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare

Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, center, speaks at a news conference regarding the latest updates on the coronavirus as Cara Christ, left, Arizona director of Public Health Services, and Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, right, Arizona Army National Guard, listen on May 4 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Workers change signage to reflect positive messages on the marquee at the Quarry Cinema, which is set to reopen in June, in San Antonio, Texas on May 4.

Eric Egelund cleans at Lotus Nail Spa on May 4 in Stansbury Park, Utah. Nail salons, gyms and restaurants are among some Utah businesses that were allowed to open their doors under new guidelines. 

Beachgoers sunbathe near a beach rules sign after Clearwater Beach officially reopened to the public on May 4 in Clearwater, Florida.

Senator Tim Kaine volunteers at the Arlington Food Assistance Center in Arlington, Virginia, on May 4.

Seattle Police officers and other workers look on as a homeless man wheels away a cart of his belongings from a homeless encampment being cleared on May 4 in Seattle.  

New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio and FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro speak with firefighters following the handout of donated meals on International Firefighters Day on May 4 in New York City.

Thousands of white markers, are seen on the lawn, placed by Senior Pastor the Rev. Patrick Collins, at the First Congregational Church of Greenwich on May 4 in Greenwich, Connecticut to honor the many lives lost as result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ken Gilenwater hits on the driving range at the Orchard Golf Center on May 4 in Greenwood, Indiana as the state started relaxing coronavirus restrictions, with the goal of allowing nearly all activities to resume on July 4.

People visit Clearwater Beach after Governor Ron DeSantis opened the beaches on May 4 in Clearwater, Florida. Restaurants, retailers, beaches and some state parks reopened with caveats, as the state continues to ease restrictions put in place to contain COVID-19.

A view of an empty Times Square during the COVID-19 pandemic on May 3 in New York City.

Ambulnz paramedics and Aurora firefighters salute as the casket carrying the body of paramedic Paul Cary is removed from a plane at Denver International Airport on May 3 in Denver, Colorado. Cary died from coronavirus after volunteering to help combat the pandemic in New York City. 

People queue to get free masks distributed by Urban Park Rangers at Grand Army Plaza, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York on May 3.

President Donald Trump participates in a live Fox News Channel virtual town hall called “America Together: Returning to Work” with hosts Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum about the response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic being broadcast from inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on May 3.

A sign thanking healthcare workers is hung from a balcony at a downtown apartment building on May 3 in Kansas City, Missouri. The city is under extended stay-at-home orders until May 15 in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

New Jersey residents enjoy a sunny day at Branch Brook Park in Newark on May 3, after the all-state parks were reopened for the first time since April 7th. 

Health workers rest near the NYU Langone Hospital, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York on May 3.

A lone beachgoer takes a sunbath on May 3 in Newport Beach, Calif. 

Masked customers walk through the West Seattle Farmers Market during its first opening in nearly two months, on May 3, in Seattle. Farmers markets in Seattle were initially closed, but are reopening with guidelines that include fewer vendors allowed, a limited number of customers with a single direction of movement, additional hand washing and sanitizing stations and signs and markings urging customers to maintain distance from each other. 

People walk near the Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital in Central Park, in Manhattan, New York, on May 3.

Employees prepare takeout orders at DJ’s Deck restaurant, on May 3, in Port Orange, Florida. Florida can reopen restaurants with proper spacing outdoors and with 25% capacity indoors.

Lisa Fascilla, with children Nina and Alex receive a beer delivery from Karen and Mark Heuwetter and their two dogs Buddy and Barley on May 03, in Huntington Village, New York. Mark and Karen Heuwetter own the Six Harbors Brewery and have trained their two Golden Retrievers, Buddy, and Barley, to help them deliver beer to their customers. The dogs are fitted with a four-pack of empty beer cans around their necks and meet customers at their doorstep while Mark and Karen carry the beer to deliver behind them. It has been comforting for the dogs who are enjoying the exercise and meeting people along the way. The customers love seeing Buddy and Barley and enjoy petting and greeting them to go with their beer delivery. 

Urban Park Rangers distribute free masks to people at Grand Army Plaza, in Brooklyn, New York, on May 3.

People practice social distancing while enjoying the weather at Central Park’s Sheep Meadow, on May 2, in New York. New York City police dispatched 1,000 officers this weekend to enforce social distancing as warmer weather tempted New Yorkers to come out of quarantine.

A CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) volunteer checking appointments and directing cars lining up for coronavirus testing in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles, California, on May 2.

50/50 SLIDES

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While the daily number of new deaths in the New York area has declined markedly in recent weeks, it has essentially plateaued in the rest of the U.S. Without greater New York, the rolling five-day average for new deaths per 500,000 people dropped slightly from 1.86 on April 20th to 1.82 on Monday.

U.S. testing for the virus has been expanded, and that has probably contributed to the increasing rate of confirmed infections. But it doesn’t explain the entire increase, said Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang, a public health researcher at the University of California at Los Angeles.

“This increase is not because of testing. It’s a real increase,” he said.

Pockets of America far from New York City are seeing ominous trends.

Deaths in Iowa surged to a new daily high of 19 on Tuesday, and 730 workers at a single Tyson Foods pork plant tested positive. On Monday, Shawnee County, home to Topeka, Kansas, reported a doubling of cases from last week on the same day that business restrictions began to ease.

Gallup, New Mexico, is under a strict lockdown until Thursday because of an outbreak, with guarded roadblocks to prevent travel in and out and a ban on more than two people in a vehicle. Authorities have deployed water tankers, hospital space is running short, and a high school gym is now a recuperation center with 60 oxygen-supplied beds.

On Monday, a model from the University of Washington nearly doubled its projection of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. to around 134,000 through early August, with a range of 95,000 to nearly 243,000.

Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the institute that created the projections, said the increase is largely because most states are expected to ease restrictions by next week.

Without stay-at-home orders and similar measures, Murray said, “we would have had exponential growth, much larger epidemics and deaths in staggering numbers.” But cooperation is waning, with cellphone location data showing people are getting out more, even before their states reopen, he said.

President Donald Trump, asked about the projections before traveling to Arizona to visit a mask factory, disputed the accuracy of models in general and said keeping the economy closed carries deadly costs of its own, such as drug abuse and suicide.

“We have to get our country open,” Trump said.

A senior U.S. government scientist alleged in a whistleblower complaint Tuesday that the administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of the coronavirus. Dr. Rick Bright also said he was reassigned to a lesser role because he resisted political pressure to allow widespread use of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug unproven for treating COVID-19, that was being pushed by Trump.

  • Volunteers at the Mediamatic restaurant seated in small glasshouses toast during a try-out of a setup which respects social distancing abiding by government directives to combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

  • Musicians from Mariachi groups perform during an event to appeal that authorities allow them to work this upcoming Mother's Day in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Mariachis have not been able to perform and earn a living since the government ordered in mid-March a national lockdown that includes restrictions on traffic and pedestrian movement to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo / Dolores Ochoa)

  • A grocery worker, wearing a protective mask and gloves, helps checking out a customer from behind a plexiglass barrier at the 99 Ranch Market in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Tuesday May, 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

  • Pedestrians walk along side closed shops during the coronavirus lockdown in London, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Whilst a few European countries relax the COVID-19 lockdown, Britain still remains under lockdown without an exit strategy yet.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

  • Shoppers, wearing protective face masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, fill a local market in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. The government authorized the reopening of some businesses under a plan coined,

  • A couple wearing face masks and gloves to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, sit on a bench in front of the sea in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Spain has this week started to roll back from a lockdown in place since mid-March, one of the world's strictest. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

  • Store manager Natalie Hijazi temporarily closes off the entrance to a Pet Fair store inside The Woodlands Mall to help meet the current occupancy limits in place Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in The Woodlands, Texas. The mall reopened Tuesday with increased health and safety measures in place.Texas' stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic have expired and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has eased restrictions on many businesses that have now opened. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

  • A woman walks in the

  • People wear masks out of concern for the coronavirus while standing in line outside a Salvation Army food pantry, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Chelsea, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

  • An employee calls for a client to enter a fast food restaurant, during a government lockdown restricting residents to essential shopping in the mornings in an attempt to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Volunteers at the Mediamatic restaurant seated in small glasshouses toast during a try-out of a setup which respects social distancing abiding by government directives to combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Musicians from Mariachi groups perform during an event to appeal that authorities allow them to work this upcoming Mother’s Day in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Mariachis have not been able to perform and earn a living since the government ordered in mid-March a national lockdown that includes restrictions on traffic and pedestrian movement to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo / Dolores Ochoa)

A grocery worker, wearing a protective mask and gloves, helps checking out a customer from behind a plexiglass barrier at the 99 Ranch Market in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Tuesday May, 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Pedestrians walk along side closed shops during the coronavirus lockdown in London, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Whilst a few European countries relax the COVID-19 lockdown, Britain still remains under lockdown without an exit strategy yet.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Shoppers, wearing protective face masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, fill a local market in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. The government authorized the reopening of some businesses under a plan coined, “intelligent quarantine”. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

A couple wearing face masks and gloves to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, sit on a bench in front of the sea in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Spain has this week started to roll back from a lockdown in place since mid-March, one of the world’s strictest. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Store manager Natalie Hijazi temporarily closes off the entrance to a Pet Fair store inside The Woodlands Mall to help meet the current occupancy limits in place Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in The Woodlands, Texas. The mall reopened Tuesday with increased health and safety measures in place.Texas’ stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic have expired and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has eased restrictions on many businesses that have now opened. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

A woman walks in the “Villa 31” neighborhood during a government-ordered lockdown to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. According to official data, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 disease in this city’s slum have increased in the past week, putting authorities on high alert. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

People wear masks out of concern for the coronavirus while standing in line outside a Salvation Army food pantry, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Chelsea, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

An employee calls for a client to enter a fast food restaurant, during a government lockdown restricting residents to essential shopping in the mornings in an attempt to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

10/10 SLIDES

The Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement that he was transferred to the National Institutes of Health to work on coronavirus testing, a crucial assignment.

Zhang, the UCLA researcher, said it’s worrying that the rate of new cases is increasing at the same time some states are easing up: “We’re one country. If we’re not moving in the same step, we’re going to have a problem.”

He said he is particularly concerned about Florida and Texas, where cases have been rising steadily and the potential for explosions seems high.

While death rates in some places have been trending down, that could change and hospitals could become overwhelmed, he said.

Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, said she and colleagues keep warning governors against “skipping phases” in federal guidelines recommending that business and other institutions, like schools, be reopened in phases.

“We don’t want to see serious illness and mortality increase,” Birx said.

In Europe, meanwhile, Britain said about 29,400 people with COVID-19 have died in its hospitals, nursing homes and other settings, while Italy reported just over 29,300 confirmed fatalities.

Both counts are probably underestimates because they do not include suspected cases. Britain reported more than 32,000 deaths in which COVID-19 was either confirmed or suspected; a comparable figure for Italy was not available.

Even so, the rate of deaths and hospitalizations in Britain was on the decline, and the government prepared to begin loosening its lockdown.

A trial began of a mobile phone app that U.K. authorities hope will help contain the outbreak by warning people if they have been near an infected individual; it could be rolled out later this month.

Many European countries that have relaxed strict lockdowns after new infections tapered off were watching their virus numbers warily.

“We know with great certainty that there will be a second wave — the majority of scientists are sure of that. And many also assume that there will be a third wave,” said Lothar Wieler, head of Germany’s national disease control center.

South Korea reported two new cases Wednesday, its lowest daily total since February, and the country’s baseball season began the previous day with no spectators allowed.

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