New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic passed 1,000 on Tuesday, as officials warned that it could be nearly another week before the outbreak peaked
U.S. tops 800 daily deaths, passes China in reported fatalities
The new total did not include deaths from Washington, where officials are working to fix a glitch in the health department’s system for tracking the outbreak. The state, one of the country’s early epicenters, has been unable to provide updates on its figures since Saturday. Other countries also set new highs for death counts Tuesday, including Spain, which reported 849 deaths in the previous 24 hours, and France, which recorded nearly 500 deaths in that time.California to release 3,500 inmates to limit spread of coronavirus in state prison system
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said his health system may soon be drafted to treat civilians in northern New Jersey who have been hit by the fast-spreading covid-19VA opened its first beds to nonveterans last week in response to a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, providing 35 acute-care and 15 intensive care beds to patients at its New York City hospitals.
With New York City bracing for the peak of the coronavirus outbreak to potentially hit in as soon as a week, Mayor Bill de Blasio issued an urgent call to federal officials, including President Trump, as well as regular city dwellers to step up with help, and fast.
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