Market volatility has been rocking investors for weeks. Nearly 3.3 million have filed unemployment claims last week. Millions of Americans are teleworking if they can. coronavirus cases were noted by public health agencies between January 21 and Februall patients had traveled to China. The accelerating rate in New York has spilled over into neighboring New Jersey, which now has the second-highest state total in the U.S.ĭeborah Birx, who is on the White House's coronavirus task force, said on Thursday that new hot spots are forming in the counties that include Detroit and Chicago. The state reported more than 37,000 infections, equaling more than half of America's cases. New York has emerged as the epicenter of the pandemic. has been far from smooth, as people nationwide report long waits for a test and stringent criteria for qualifying for a test. For instance, South Korea's testing rate for coronavirus is more than six times that of America's, despite Trump's repeated claim that the U.S. testing rate still falls far short of other countries grappling with the virus. Officials with the White House's coronavirus task force have expected a sharp rise in new cases, the result of testing becoming more available throughout the country. Many state officials have said in the absence of additional supply, the crush of infected people who need care will far exceed resources. In Italy, there have been about 8,200 deaths.Īs coronavirus cases surge, business nationwide has nearly ground to a halt and the economy has soured, with major swaths of America shut down and officials urging residents to stay indoors and practice social distancing to curb the rate of infection.īracing for the number of new coronavirus cases to keep rising, hospitals are scrambling to acquire bed capacity and crucial medical equipment like ventilators, gloves, gowns and protective masks. In China, where the epidemic started in December, almost 3,300 people have died, while in the U.S., the toll stands at around 1,200. DCHHS is reporting 58 newly reported cases of COVID-19 within 14 days of specimen. population of some 330 million is just a fraction of China's 1.4 billion people. We are calling on Dallas County to help us stop of spread of COVID-19. ET Thursday, while China reported more than 81,00 infections, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.Īmerica now leading the world in coronavirus cases is striking since the U.S. logged more than 83,000 cases as of 8 p.m. now has more coronavirus cases than any other country in the world, surpassing China's total and highlighting how rapidly the virus can move through a population. has surpassed China to have the world's largest number of coronavirus cases. A motorist gets a drive-through coronavirus test Thursday in Daly City, Calif.
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