'We are seeing an explosion in the number of cases. 'There will be people who die who didn’t need to die,' he added. 'This is going to be one of the most difficult moments in New York City history,' de Blasio said as he pleaded for more retired health care workers to volunteer and for the federal government to 'help all of us.' Mayor Bill de Blasio girded New York City for a 'long battle' against coronavirus during a press conference on Thursday.

5:30 p.m: Mayor tells residents to prepare for 'one of the most difficult moments' in NYC history There have been more deaths in Washington state than anywhere else in the U.S.

official told ABC News the USNS Mercy is currently being deployed from San Diego to Seattle. Rates of infection are doubling every four days in some parts of the state, according to the letter.Ī U.S. Newsom said the state had 126 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, representing a 21% increase. In the letter, the governor requested that the White House deploy the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to Los Angeles through September 'to help decompress our current health care delivery system.' Gavin Newsom sent a letter to the president, projecting that roughly 25.5 million Californians - about 56% of the state's population - could become infected with the virus over the next eight weeks. Prince Albert II of Monaco tests positive for COVID-19Ħ:00 p.m.: California projects 56% of residents will become infected by mid-MayĬalifornia Gov.Malaria drug, recovered patients' blood are potential treatments.56% of California residents could be infected by May.Italy's death toll surpasses China's number of fatalities.At least 196 people have died in the U.S., according to ABC News' count. There are more than 13,150 diagnosed cases in the United States, spanning all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Over 86,000 people with diagnosed cases have recovered. There are at least 244,517 diagnosed cases globally and at least 10,030 deaths, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The new respiratory virus, known officially as COVID-19, has spread to every continent except Antarctica as well as every single European country. A pandemic of novel coronavirus, which began in China just three months ago, has tightened its grip around Europe and North America.

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