WASHINGTON 

The U.S. has passed its peak on new coronavirus cases, the nation’s president said Wednesday.  

Speaking during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing, Donald Trump said new cases are declining in the New York metropolitan area, the city of Houston, Texas and the city of New Orleans in Louisiana and cases in Detroit and the Denver metro area are flat.

“The battle continues, but the latest data suggests nationwide that the U.S. has passed the peak on new cases. Hopefully, that would continue and we will continue to make great progress,” said Trump.

He also said Washington D.C.,

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