US coronavirus cases now over 10,000, more than 150 dead: tracker

• US health authorities have indicated they expect the number of cases to increase steeply in the coming days because of increased levels of testing after initial delays.
• There have been 229,390 cases confirmed and 9,325 deaths, the tracker said.

This makes the US sixth on the overall list behind China, Italy, Iran, Spain and Germany, and ahead of France and South Korea. Globally, there have been 229,390 cases confirmed and 9,325 deaths, the tracker said.

US health authorities have indicated they expect the number of cases to increase steeply in the coming days because of increased levels of testing after initial delays.