WASHINGTON, April 20 — Governors in US states hardest hit by the novel coronavirus sparred with President Donald Trump over his claims they have enough tests and should quickly reopen their economies as more protests are planned over the extension of stay-at-home orders. New York continued to see...
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“If the data holds and if this trend holds, we are past the high point and all indications at this point are that we are on a descent,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a daily briefing, while urging residents to continue social distancing. “We showed you can control the beast. But it's only half time. We still have to make sure we keep the beast down.”
It took the United States 38 days after recording its first fatality on February 29 to reach 10,000 deaths on April 6 but only five more days to reach 20,000 dead, according to a Reuters tally. The United States' toll rose to 40,000 from 30,000 in four days after including untested but probable Covid-19 deaths reported by New York City.
The region of Maryland, Virginia and Washington is still seeing increasing cases. New Jersey reported yesterday that its new cases rose by nearly 3,900, the most in more than two weeks. Boston and Chicago are also emerging hot spots with recent surges in cases and deaths.
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