Coronavirus death toll hits more than 780 in the United States after a sharp rise of 190 in just one day – its biggest jump to date – with total cases now standing at 54,905 and the infection rate climbing above Italy
- Total cases number of cases in US now stands at 54,905 as of Tuesday evening
- Experts say the spike is yet to come and the crisis will last for months, at least
- On Tuesday alone, more than 7,000 new positive cases were confirmed
- Across the US 175 million people living in 17 states have been urged to stay home
- New York is by far the worst affected state in the country, with 25,665 cases
- On Tuesday afternoon NYC mayor de Blasio said 131 people in the city had died
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Coronavirus deaths in the United States rose to 783 Tuesday evening after a sharp rise of 190 in just one day, the nation’s biggest jump to date.
The total cases number of cases in America now stands at 54,905 with the infection rate climbing above Italy.
Experts say the spike is yet to come and that the current state of crisis will last for another several months, at least.
Over the past week, there have been a surge of new cases as testing across the country increases. On Tuesday alone, more than 7,000 new positive cases were confirmed.
Across the U.S. 175 million people living in 17 states have been urged to stay home.
New York is by far the worst affected state in the country, with 25,665 cases, including 14,904 in New York City alone. On Tuesday afternoon de Blasio said 131 people in the city had died.
Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. rose to 783 Tuesday evening; the numbers as of 7.30pm
It comes as President Donald Trump went against the advice of scientists and top health experts, claiming he will reopen the country and its ailing economy in weeks, not months.
With lives and the economy hanging in the balance, Trump said he was already looking toward easing the advisories that have sidelined workers, shuttered schools and led to a widespread economic slowdown.
‘I would love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter,’ he said during a Fox News virtual town hall. Easter is just over two weeks away — April 12.
And as scientists warned the worst is yet to come — with hospital systems tested beyond their capacity and health workers sidelined by exposure — Trump addressed the nation, saying he was beginning ‘to see the light at the end of the tunnel.’
Trump’s comments came even as White House officials urged people who have left New York City amid the outbreak to self-quarantine for 14 days after their departure, owing to the widespread rate of infection in the metro area.
President Donald Trump went against the advice of scientists and top health experts, claiming he will reopen the country and its ailing economy in weeks, not months
It also follows on the president encouraging lawmakers on Capitol Hill to pass a roughly $2 trillion stimulus package — estimated at roughly $6 trillion once the Federal Reserve’s actions are included — to ease the financial pain for Americans and hard-hit industries.
Health experts have made clear that unless Americans continue to dramatically limit social interaction — staying home from work and isolating themselves — the number of infections will overwhelm the health care system, as it has in parts of Italy, leading to many more deaths.
While the worst outbreaks are concentrated in certain parts of the country, such as New York, experts warn that the highly infectious disease is certain to spread.
The U.S. is now more than a week into an unprecedented 15-day effort to encourage all Americans to drastically scale back their public activities.
The guidelines, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are voluntary, but many state and local leaders have issued mandatory restrictions in line with, or even tighter than, those issued by the CDC.