US COVID-19 cases rise, marking ugly contrast with Europe

The Hill logoNew U.S. coronavirus cases are rising again in a worrying new sign for the country’s outbreak.

The number of new cases nationally climbed above 30,000 per day over the weekend, after having leveled off at around 20,000 per day for weeks.

The new spike is even more striking given the contrast with major European countries that were hit hard by the virus but are now doing much better and have so far been able to keep new cases low. Continue reading.