GOLODRYGA: An enormous spike in the number of people infected with the coronavirus. Just today, in China, 15,000 more people are reported with the virus. It's the biggest single-day jump in cases since this outbreak began. CNN's David Culver is in Beijing. David, what can you tell us about the major spike in numbers overnight?</s>DAVID CULVER, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Bianna, you hear this and it's alarming, because it sounds like a massive jump from one day to the next. But the reality is, we've got to put it in the context as to how it's being classified, the numbers, that is. And the Chinese government has shifted it a bit. Initially, they were kind of focused on how they would classify those who were clinically diagnosed and who had been tested and confirmed positive. And then they were combined with those who had been clinically diagnosed and had not been tested at all. Now, they're putting them all together in one category. That explains the massive number. And it's political, too. Because at the same time, there's a correlation with some of the actions taken from the top. The central government in and of itself has now decided to fire two of the most senior leaders within Hubei Province and the city of Wuhan. That's the epicenter of all of this. Both of those senior leaders have been pushed aside. Who has replaced them, but a protege of the president, Xi Jinping. He has put people from his party and his representation into those positions to take control. So it's political in addition to being a bit confusing for folks.</s>GOLODRYGA: All right. Still alarming, though. David Culver, thank you so much for your hard work out there. We appreciate it.</s>CULVER: Yes.</s>GOLODRYGA: And one week after being acquitted by the Senate, President Trump is protecting his allies and punishing his perceived enemies without objection from fellow Republicans. Is this the new normal?
Spike in Coronavirus Cases in China.