Daily Mail: Coronavirus death toll hits more than 780 in the United States after a sharp rise of 197 in just one day - its biggest jump to date - with total cases now standing at 54,905 and the infection rate climbing above Italy
* Total cases number of cases in US now stands at 54,905 as of Tuesday evening
* Experts say the spike is yet to come and the crisis will last for months, at least
* On Tuesday alone, more than 8,000 new positive cases were confirmed
* Across the US 175 million people living in 17 states have been urged to stay home
* New York is by far the worst affected state in the country, with 25,665 cases
* On Tuesday afternoon NYC mayor de Blasio said 131 people in the city had died
Coronavirus deaths in the United States rose to 783 Tuesday evening after a sharp rise of 197 in just one day, the nation's biggest jump to date.
The total cases number of cases in America now stands at 54,905 with the infection rate climbing above Italy.
Experts say the spike is yet to come and that the current state of crisis will last for another several months, at least.
Over the past week, there have been a surge of new cases as testing across the country increases. On Tuesday alone, more than 8,000 new positive cases were confirmed.
Across the U.S. 175 million people living in 17 states have been urged to stay home.
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