U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that the spike in cases started to rise in various states among young people "shortly after demonstrations," referring to anti-racism protests, saying these "presumably triggered" a relaxation in mitigation efforts, despite data showing some states with large protests did not see a spike.

He also said young people congregating at bars and beaches were also a contributing factor.

The United States remained the global epicentre of the virus on Tuesday, with more than 3.8 million confirmed cases.

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