This archive report was first published on 19 June 2020.
Published on June 19, 2020, the United States reported 687 new coronavirus-related deaths in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm (0030 GMT) on Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Despite the decline in daily deaths, the US remains the country hardest-hit by the pandemic, with a total of 118,381 deaths out of 2,187,876 official cases.
Some 20 states have seen a rebound in infections, shifting the epicenter of the country's outbreak from New York and the Northeast to the South and West.
Anthony Fauci, the White House's chief infectious disease expert, stated that he does not think new widespread containment measures will be necessary.
"I don't think we're going to be talking about going back to lockdown," Fauci said. "I think we're going to be talking about trying to better control those areas of the country that seem to be having a surge of cases."
