Latest on the United States’ Coronavirus Pandemic

As of April 20, 2020, here is the current update of Coronavirus fatality in America.

• 771,197 cases
• 41,356 Deaths
• 71,489 recovered

Since the COVID-19 pandemic first broke out in the US on January 20, 2020, it has infected at least 730,000 people in the country. Out of the total number of infected persons in the US, New York has the highest record with about 250,000 cases and at least 36,000 deaths. So far, in all, about 38,600 people have died of the coronavirus in the US., and about 160,000 deaths in the world, according to the Johns Hopkins virus report.

There has been a rising concern and panic among citizens as New York holds the highest number of coronavirus cases in the US. Last week Monday, New York’s Governor, Andrew Cuomo said in a press briefing: “I believe the worst is over if we can continue to be smart … I believe we can start on the path to normalcy.”

In a tweet, Gov. Cuomo, with the support of Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City said: “We NEED large scale coronavirus testing to get back to a semblance of normal.” He further added that “We can’t do this alone—Washington needs to take action.”

In regard to keeping hope alive, six other governors, together with Governor Cuomo have formed a coalition to put together a plan for safely reopening their regions. These other states include Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. They also intend to reopen their economies and schools.

Daily New Coronavirus cases in America

While five other governors have extended the stay-at-home orders in their states. These states are Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

As more and more cases continue to be reported, hospitals across the US are starting to cry out for more medical supplies such as personal protection equipment (PPE) (face masks and ventilators). In a tweet, earlier this month, a New York-based medical personnel tweeted: “I feel I must tweet because the press does not reflect our reality. The deluge is here. Our ICU is completely full of intubated COVID patients. We are rapidly moving to expand capacity. We are nearly out of PPE. I anticipate we will begin rationing today.”

As of Monday morning, the number of coronavirus cases has increased to about 750,000 across all states in the US, including Washington DC. The number of coronavirus cases has since multiplied in the US compared to when it was first detected. Most of the early reported cases were linked to overseas travels. In the past two weeks, at least 1,000 deaths have been announced each day, with over 2,000 new cases reported.

Total Number of Coronavirus cases as of April 20, 2020.

There has also been a rising case of deaths in nursing homes. It has soon become a pattern across nursing homes in the US that once a person gets sick in a matter of time other residents will test positive for the coronavirus. There have been reports that over 4,100 nursing homes and other long-term care facilities across the US are dealing with coronavirus cases. Over 36,000 of those residents have been infected with the virus and over 7,000 deaths have been recorded. Gilead Science (GILD) stock is trading at $82.30 dollars per share.

Coronavirus update As of May 2020.