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Coronavirus deaths top 5,000 in US as more states issue stay-at-home orders
Grim news of coronavirus infections and fatalities continued in the U.S. on Wednesday, with the number of confirmed cases rising above 200,000 and the number of deaths surpassing 5,000.
Grim news of coronavirus infections and fatalities continued in the U.S. on Wednesday, with the number of confirmed cases rising above 200,000 and the number of deaths surpassing 5,000.
Amid the climbing numbers, five more states – Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Nevada and Pennsylvania – added or expanded stay-at-home orders, while Michigan proposed a 70-day extension of an emergency declaration that had been set to expire April 7.
“Now is the crunch time for us to lessen the peak, to make the bullseye smaller so we don't overrun our health care system,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said, according to FOX 5 of Atlanta. He added that the next three weeks were critical for Georgia and that residents needed to “hunker down.”
The White House warned Tuesday that even with social distancing measures, 100,000 to 240,000 in the U.S. could die from the virus. Click here for more on our top story.
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- Engineer derails train over suspicion about coronavirus aid ship USNS Mercy, feds say
- - New York City coronavirus deaths mount as Cuomo warns of uncertain future
- DOD to provide 100K body bags
- USS Theodore Roosevelt sees 93 sailors with coronavirus; won't be 'resolved' in just a few days
- Engineer derails train over suspicion about coronavirus aid ship USNS Mercy, feds say
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