JUST IN: New cases of COVID-19 are up 26% week-over-week in the U.S., while deaths have increased by 15%, according to an HHS memo obtained by @ABC News.

40 U.S. states and territories are in an upward trajectory of new infections, the memo says. https://t.co/EHimtQ3VyA

— ABC News (@ABC) October 27, 2020