The US has entered a `new phase` of the coronavirus pandemic, a top expert says, with cases rising in both urban and rural areas. `It`s extraordinarily widespread,` Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, told CNN on Sunday. So far, more than 4.6 million Americans have been infected and at least 154,859 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University data. And the country`s death toll is now projected to reach at least 173,000 by August 22, according to a new composite forecast from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention To combat the rampant spread of the virus, health officials have worked with state leaders to provide tailored responses that combat...
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