Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates March 26 - 27, 2020

Daily Mail: US now has the most coronavirus cases in the WORLD with 83,553 infections - more than China or Italy - as experts warn death toll could reach 80,000 even if with quarantines - but Trump blames testing for new figure

* US now has the most coronavirus cases in the world with 83,553 infections and more than 1,205 deaths
* New figures released Thursday show the US has overtaken China and Italy with number of confirmed cases
* Italy is still the hardest hit country in terms of deaths with more than 8,000. China as recorded more than 3,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic
* The number of coronavirus infections have now topped a half-million worldwide
* The World Health Organization this week predicted a grim outlook for the US, saying that the country would quickly become the global epicenter of the pandemic
* It comes as new research showed the outbreak could lead to more than 80,000 deaths in the US within the next four months even if social distancing measures are respected

The United States now has the most coronavirus cases in the world with 83,553 infections and 1,205 deaths.

New figures released on Thursday show that the US has overtaken China and Italy with the number of confirmed cases in the global pandemic.

Italy is still the hardest hit country in terms of deaths with more than 8,000 fatalities. China, where the pandemic began in December, has recorded more than 3,000 deaths.

The number of coronavirus infections have now topped a half-million worldwide.

It comes after the World Health Organization this week predicted a grim outlook for the US, saying that the country would quickly become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic given the 'very large acceleration' of confirmed infections.

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Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates March 26 - 27, 2020

The U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases -- NYT
Coronavirus: US overtakes China with most cases -- BBC
US now leads the world in known coronavirus cases -- The Hill
US Overtakes China as Country With Most Recorded COVID-19 Cases -- Sputnik
Map: How many coronavirus cases does each US state have? -- Al Jazeera
New York state virus deaths spike to 385, 100 in single day -- AFP
New York records 100 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, bringing state total to 385 as the number of infections jump to more than 37,000 -- Daily Mail
New York records 100 new coronavirus deaths in one day -- Al Jazeera
On NYC’s front lines, health workers worry they will be next -- AP
EXCLUSIVE: Top CDC official warns New York's coronavirus outbreak is just a preview -- The Hill
U.S. has most coronavirus cases in world, next wave aimed at Louisiana -- Reuters
Seventeen-year-old in New Orleans becomes the second child to die of coronavirus in the US this week as the city prepares to become the new US epicenter with a spike of 510 infections in a day -- Daily Mail
White House identifies Chicago, Detroit areas as emerging coronavirus hot spots -- The Hill
Coronavirus: California officials alarmed by rate of infection -- SCMP
Trump says feds developing new guidelines for virus risk -- AP
Trump says US developing new guidelines for coronavirus risk -- Al Jazeera
Trump Administration to Issue Guidelines for Classifying U.S. Counties by Coronavirus Risk -- WSJ
Donald Trump reveals administration is drafting NEW guidelines on coronavirus to help get the country open telling governors every county will be graded high- medium- or low-risk so they can decide on re-starting economy -- Daily Mail
Donald Trump claims coronavirus is LESS infectious than he was initially told as he repeats his pledge to 'get back to work' - minutes after U.S. became country with most cases in the world and researchers warned of 80,000 deaths -- Daily Mail
US to free some prisoners amid coronavirus threat -- AFP
Coronavirus could kill 81,000 in U.S., subside in June - Washington University analysis -- Reuters
Analysis finds hospitals overwhelmed by coronavirus patients by early April -- The Hill
Coronavirus: US could see 2,300 deaths a day, even with social distancing, study says -- SCMP/AFP

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