That’s more than the cases reported across the country for the whole month of June.

The spread has promised a bleak outlook for the months ahead, according to both health officials and the President, and experts have highlighted that the actual number of infections is likely much higher than the reported cases.

The surge in new cases across the South and Southwest has now been linked back to Americans’ travel around Memorial Day and reopenings, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said Wednesday