Fauci: U.S. is not 'rounding the corner' on COVID-19 cases

The United States is nowhere near "rounding the corner" of COVID-19 cases, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about the virus.

Trump said Thursday evening at a White House news briefing that "I really do believe we're rounding the corner," adding that new weekly cases have declined by 44 percent since July.

Saying that U.S. coronavirus data is "disturbing," Fauci said the country is plateauing at around 40,000 cases a day, and the deaths at around 1,000.