New coronavirus lockdowns might be needed in these 4 states

• The latest coronavirus update for the US shows a worrying trend - COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, in a little more than half the country.
• The data shows that coronavirus cases are increasing at an alarming-enough rate in four states, in particular, that they should probably consider imposing a lockdown of some sort.
• To date, there have been more than 6 million confirmed coronavirus cases in the US.

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The latest coronavirus update from the team at Johns Hopkins University tracking the daily changes in data related to the COVID-19 pandemic shows that as of Tuesday, there have been more than 6 million confirmed cases of the virus in the US thus far. Additionally, more than 184,000 deaths have been confirmed in the US. That's an indicator that the pandemic's effects remain so destructive -- but what's worse is that the pandemic is becoming even more of a gathering storm across the US at the moment.

A CNBC analysis of the latest data shows that new coronavirus cases are up in a little more than half of the country. In 26 states as of Sunday, to be more specific, compared to increases seen in 12 states a week ago.

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