(NEW YORK) — Here’s the latest information on the COVID-19 coronavirus as of 9:30 a.m. ET.
Latest reported numbers globally per Johns Hopkins University
Global diagnosed cases: 1,860,011
Global deaths: 114,983. The United States has now surpassed Italy as the country with the most deaths, with 20,457.
Number of countries/regions: at least 185
Total patients recovered globally: 438,516
Latest reported numbers in the United States per Johns Hopkins University
There are at least 557,590 diagnosed cases in 50 states + the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. This is more than in any other country.
U.S. deaths: at least 20,457. New York City has the greatest number of reported deaths in the U.S., with 6,367.
U.S. total patients recovered: 31,270
U.S. total people tested: 2,816,674
U.S. total people hospitalized: 92,523
The greatest number of reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is in New York, with 190,288 confirmed cases out of a total state population of 19.5 million. That is the most reported cases than in any other single region in the world. The province of Hubei, China, is next, with 67,803 confirmed cases out of a total population of 58.5 million.
Latest reported deaths per state
Visit https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html for the latest numbers.
School closures
For a state-by-state interactive map of current school closures, please visit the Education Week website, where numbers are updated once daily.
There are 98,277 public schools and 34,576 private schools in the U.S., according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Those schools educate almost 50.8 million public school students and 5.8 million private school students.
The latest headlines
US has highest COVID-19 death toll in the world with over 20,000 deaths
America not only has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world, it now has the highest death toll. On Sunday, the country reported that there are at least 557,590 confirmed cases with at least 20,400 deaths, eclipsing Italy for the first time, according to Johns Hopkins University. On Sunday, Wyoming became the final of 50 states to declare a disaster, which President Donald Trump approved, marking the first time a U.S. president declared a major disaster in every state at the same time. All 50 states are now eligible to receive federal funding to combat the spread of the virus. Globally, about 114,900 people have died and there are over 1.86 million cases since the virus was first reported in Wuhan, China. Italy, the country with the second highest death toll, reports 19,899 deaths as of Monday morning.
Fauci says US may be able to begin a “rolling reentry” to open country in May
The nation’s top infectious disease expert expressed optimism Sunday that the U.S. may be able to tentatively begin reopening for business as early as next month. However, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, warned that such a move would have to be gradual, a “rolling reentry,” declaring on CNN’s State of the Union that such a move “is not going to be a light switch that we say, ‘OK, it is now June, July, or whatever, click, the light switch goes back on.’” Noting that many factors would have to be considered before any decision is made, Fauci further warned, “If you just say, ‘OK, it’s whatever, May 1, click,’ turn the switch on, obviously, if you do it in an all-or-none way, there’s an extraordinary risk of there being a rebound.”
Masks delivered by Patriots’ plane may not meet medical standards
Remember that surprise delivery of medical respirator masks on the New England Patriots’ plane April 2? The Boston Globe reports the roughly one million masks, manufactured in China, may not be up to U.S. medical standards – so much so that some Boston hospitals have declined to use them. At issue are the testing standards required of masks before they’re approved for use in the U.S., versus the standards in China, which are not the same.
Good news!
North Carolina docs get married in their hospital
Duke University Hospital OBGYN resident Dr. Shelun Tsai and Dr. Michael Sun, a resident in Duke Psychiatry’s program, were scheduled to exchange wedding vows in their native New York Saturday. Then came COVID-19, and all plans were put on hold as Tsai and Sun did their part to fight the virus. But as WTVD in Durham reports, rather than postpone their wedding day, the couple opted to exchange their vows Saturday at the hospital. With fellow healthcare workers as witnesses and everyone dressed in protective gear, the fellow doctors were married, with wedding party members carrying handmade paper flower bouquets, and the couple pushing a hospital cart hung with a “Just Married” sign. Friends and family were able to watch the ceremony via Zoom.
Corrections officer mom wears Easter Bunny outfit to visit her child
Kendra Bogie is a corrections officer in Camden County, N.J. and as such, she’s been unable to visit her family while she works, due to fears of COVID-19 infection. But WPVI in Philadelphia reports Bogie finally got to see her little boy in person on Sunday – thanks to an Easter Bunny costume. Bogie dressed head-to-toe in protective gear before she donned the Easter Bunny outfit, and gave three-year-old Kendrick a huge hug for the first time in two weeks when she stopped by the house Sunday to deliver a big Easter basket full of goodies. Kendrick’s been staying with Bogie’s parents while his mom’s on the job.
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