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Peace, actually, that help was finally coming. That we were not alone. The comforts arrival as the Field Hospital set up in new york citys Javits Center is also about to open along with another Field Hospital in new york central park. Nationwide, there are now more than 153,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. More than 2,800 people have died in the United States. We should note that most people who contract the virus will recover at home without ever being hospitalized. While there are huge number of cases in new york city, other big cities including new orleans, chicago, and detroit also grappling with the rising number of cases. Something that is worrying to the head of the White House Coronavirus ....
House battle over a separate measure to allow remote approximately voting on future aid packages. Is. And new York Governor Andrew Cuomo will travel to washington today to meet with President Trump at the white house. The governor saying in the last hour its all about testing but he plans to talk to the president about the federal government helping his state and others with a supply chain they need to test. Our team is in place across the country, beginning with nbcs blayne alexander in atlanta. Bla a lot of objections from mayors to the governors planning to reopen. Absolutely, andrea. Perhaps none stronger than the mayor of albany, georgia. That is the area as we reported for weeks as the highest numbers of deaths anywhere in the state. The mayor told me this morning he was caught off guard by the governors announcement, he didnt expect it, didnt realize it wa ....
Died. Nationally, the number of new confirmed cases is trending downward over a fiveday average. But the number of new infections every day is still staggering. More than 20,000 new cases were confirmed in the United States yesterday. And those are still only the people who were able to get tested. According to the covid tracking project, close to 10 million tests have been issued in the u. S. And a country with a population of over 328 Million People. That accounts for just 3 of the population. Experts are still concerned about potential hot spots popping up across the country with an eye on the states opening up their economies. And the nations top vaccine expert is still testifying before the house in person. Dr. Rick bright says he was ousted from his position after he pushed back against the president s desire to fast track the drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for c ....
The uss roosevelt will return to action this week. The ship has been sidelined in guam for over a month following a major outbreak of covid19. It infected more than 1,000 sailors. Theyve had quite a few sailors continue to test positive but they have yet been able to get back on the ship. The globe theater, a reoccasion of one of shakespeares theaters, may close for good. Joining me now is my coanchor for the next two hours, katy tur. Happy tuesday to you. Happy tuesday to you as well, chuck. Lets take a look at the numbers this hour. More than 1. 5 million confirmed cases of covid19 across the United States. More than 91,000 people have died in this country alone. And as always, we must caution that the real number is likely much higher than that because these are simply the results of our current testing. Last week, the u. S. Tested an average of 341,000 people per day. That is a big increase from about 268,000 the week before. B ....