(NEW YORK) — Here’s the latest information on the COVID-19 coronavirus as of 9:45 a.m. ET.
Latest reported numbers globally per Johns Hopkins University
Global diagnosed cases: 1,286,409. The global number of reported cases surpassed one million late Thursday.
Global deaths: 70,356
Number of countries/regions: at least 183
Total patients recovered globally: 270,098
Latest reported numbers in the United States per Johns Hopkins University
At least 337,646 diagnosed cases in 50 states + the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam. This is more than in any other country.
U.S. deaths: at least 9,648
U.S. total patients recovered: 17,582
The greatest number of reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is in New York, with 123,160 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.htmlfor 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 COVID-19 cases swell past 330,000 as NYC remains epicenter of the outbreak
As of Monday morning, the U.S. reportedly has 337,933 cases of COVID-19 with 17,582 recoveries. The U.S. death toll is surging toward 10,000, with currently 9,648 fatalities attributed to the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University. New York City continues to be the nation’s epicenter of the outbreak, with 67,551 confirmed COVID-19 cases — an increase of over 4,000 in 24 hours. The city has also recorded 3,048 deaths and more than 14,200 hospitalizations. In comparison, Italy, Europe’s hardest-hit country, has 128,948 cases and 15,887 fatalities as of Monday. In addition, New York City officials confirmed that a tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for coronavirus. The four-year-old predator, named Nadia, is a female Malayan tiger and was reportedly infected by a zoo employee in the first known case of human to tiger transmission of the virus.
Pentagon doubles down on social distancing while floating new mask guidance
Defense Secretary Mark Esper appeared on ABC’s This Week on Sunday to provide updated guidelines on how the general public can reduce the transmission of COVID-19. Esper confirmed that the White House is going to “move towards face covering,” signaling that those who venture out in public should cover their faces for the time being. Previously, President Donald Trump suggested scarves are just as effective as surgical masks. Individuals can also make face coverings out of bandanas, old shirts or other clean fabrics to cover the nose and mouth, as recommended by the Department of Defense. These guidelines will be going in effect for military personnel. Said Esper, “We want to take every measure to protect our troops … [while] making sure we can conduct our national security missions. And to do that we can’t always do the six-feet distancing whether you’re an attack submarine, a bomber, in a tank so we have to take other measures.” In addition to face coverings, those on military facilities must stay six feet apart from one another.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19
After testing positive for COVID-19 on March 27, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 55, was hospitalized on Sunday due to persisting symptoms, including a high fever. Meanwhile, England’s Queen Elizabeth II broadcast a rare televised speech from Windsor Castle on Sunday, urging citizens to “remain united and resolute.” The U.K. is currently under lockdown, with COVID-19 cases expected to peak around Easter Sunday, April 12.
Good news!
NFL Colts owner donates 10K+ N95 masks to Indiana Health Department
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is doing his part to help meet the critical shortage of personal protection equipment for health care workers on the front lines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. “Just procured 10,000+ masks (N-95) and am passing them along to Indiana State Dept. of Health for distribution as most urgently needed,” Irsay tweeted Sunday. There’s no word on where Irsay procured the masks. This isn’t the first time recently that Irsay has stepped up to help in a crisis: last month, he promised to donate a million dollars to a local food bank if others would donate a total of $200,000. More than $300,000 was raised in under 24 hours, WRTV Indianapolis reports.
Facebook group hooks up medical professionals with RVs to keep their loved ones safe
Medical professionals working with COVID-19 patients also have to deal with distancing themselves from their own families when they return home from work. The Facebook group RVs 4 MDs To Fight the Corona Virus [sic] is making that easier. Created March 24, the group acts as a virtual nationwide clearinghouse for people with recreational vehicles they’re willing to loan, free of charge, to medical professionals, so the latter can stay in them outside of their own homes, thereby limiting the chance they’ll infect their loved ones with the coronavirus. As of Monday morning, the group had 21,405 members.
Hospital won’t allow husband to attend delivery; wife delivers baby in their bathtub
Stories of hospitals not allowing family members to attend births are increasingly more common as the COVID-19 pandemic mandates strict social distancing rules to prevent its further spread. As WPVI in Philadelphia reports, Erin Persia of Blackwood, NJ, was experiencing contractions when told by staff at Virtua Voorhees Hospital that her husband would have to wait in the car while she delivered their child. After experiencing a panic attack while she waited alone through the contractions early Friday morning, she left the hospital after believing they’d stopped. They hadn’t – at 10:30 am. Ameila Gracelyn Persia was born in Persia’s bathtub.
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