A steady increase in US coronavirus numbers, especially over the past 10 days, is prompting new restrictions and expanded measures across the country.Overnight, the global total topped 55 million cases, and though Europe is the world's other main hot spot, the virus is making headlines again even in countries known for controlling their outbreaks, such as South Korea and Australia.States, cities try to slow outbreaksThe United States reported 166,045 new cases yesterday, along with 995 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.
Americans hospitalized reached 73,014, up from 69,987 the day before, based on updates from the COVID Tracking Project.And for the first time yesterday, the nation's 7-day average of daily new