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The United States will definitely see more infections from COVID-19 and more deaths even as confirmed cases on Sunday hit 3,349 in 49 states while deaths jumped to 65. Only West Virginia has no confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The warning of the coronavirus' relentless spread abetted by earlier federal government miscues on testing was made Sunday by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

"We have not yet reached our peak," said Dr. Fauci, who also warned life in the U.S. will change while the country fights the pandemic.

"For a while, life is not going to be the way it used to be in the United States," explained Dr. Fauci on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning. "We have to just accept that if we want to do what's best for the American public."

As of Sunday, there were 3,349 coronavirus cases in 49 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington D.C., as compiled by CNN based on data from federal, state, private and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At least 65 people have died.

The nonstop advance of COVID-19 in the U.S. can be illustrated in its stunning progress since last Friday. There was a roughly 40% jump in the number of confirmed COVID-19 on Saturday compared to Friday, a huge single day spike in cases and deaths since the coronavirus first appeared on January 21.

There were at least 2,816 cases in the U.S., as of 9:45 pm ET, Saturday, according to a compilation by CNN. This total is 38.5% higher than the comparable total for Friday. A total of 58 people died.

In contrast and as of Friday evening on the East Coast at about the same time, there were 2,033 cases (including the 70 China and Japan repatriates) based on CNN totals. There were 41 U.S. deaths. Of this total, 31 were Washington, 4 in California, 2 in Florida, and one each in New Jersey, South Dakota, Georgia, and Kansas. The deaths reported Saturday were 41% higher than the comparable time on Friday.

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COVID-19 news highlights on Sunday: