In a conversation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Tuesday, Dr Anthony Fauci discussed the recent surge in America, where average cases have risen 266 percent in the last three weeks from 23,000 per day to 85,000.

would see as many as 200,000 cases a day before infections start to decline. .

Dr Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday (above) that the U.S is currently on a trajectory in its recent surge of COVID-19 cases that is 'strikingly similar' to the outbreak seen in the UK?

'Remember, we went from an average of about 12 to 15,000 cases a day to 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 - we're up to 70 now,' Fauci said.

When Britain was in the midst of its Delta-driven surge last month, Javid projected that cases in the UK would reach as high as 100,000 per day before declining.

This figure is down 7.7 percent compared to last Tuesday and the lowest number of daily cases seen since late June.   .

Experts say warmer weather and a change in behavior is more likely to be behind the rise in cases, such as the end of the Euro 2020 soccer tournament and schools closing for summer break. .

will see average cases reach as high as 200,000 per day before infection start declining

Cases currently sit at an average of 85,000 per day

Meanwhile, Fauci said the rise in cases in the U.S