Trump claimed in a tweet the numbers of coronavirus cases were going down everywhere

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US President Donald Trump claimed in a tweet on Monday that the numbers surrounding coronavirus cases in the United States were going down almost everywhere. But, easily verifiable data clearly shows an increase in new infections nationwide. On Monday, President tweeted and said, “Coronavirus numbers are looking MUCH better, going down almost everywhere. Big progress being made”! The comments of Donald Trump came as at least 1.3 million people living in the United States have tested positive for Covid-19. The Centre for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University has confirmed that more than 79,530 people in the country have died due to complications resulting from the novel virus.

The New York Times also reported that the numbers of new cases are increasing in 9-states as the growth rate remains about the same in 27 others, including the Washington DC and Puerto Rico. It is noteworthy that last week, an Associated Press analysis showed the known infection rate in the US is increasing nationwide. The analysis separated the New York metropolitan area from the rest of the country. It announced the rate of new cases rising from 6.2 per 100,000 people to 7.5 New York. The New York State has made more progress in testing and combating the novel virus in comparison to many other states. The daily death rate in the US remains well over 1,000 people, as more than 20,000 cases have been confirmed each day in recent weeks.

The US Health officials have warned those numbers are holding steady and in some cases, increasing as states across the country prepared to reopen businesses to the public. The director of the Shawnee County Health Department in Kansas, Linda Ochs said, “Make no mistake: This virus is still circulating in our community, perhaps even more now than in previous weeks”. The New York Times also reported that the numbers of new cases were decreasing in New York and 13 other states by Monday. US Health officials have also said the number of true cases in many states could be far higher due to substantial hurdles the federal government has faced in distributing testing kits throughout the United States.