U.S. Tops 100,000 Coronavirus Cases, Testing Kits, Equipment Still In Short Supply
By Jane Lee
NPR News reported Friday the U.S.'s confirmed cases of coronavirus surpassed 100,000, which is doubling the number in three days.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the U.S has 101,657 positive cases as of Friday evening and more than 1,560 people have died, the NPR News reported.
The World Health Organization said the outbreak of the virus started last December in Wuhan, China and has spread around all over the world, infecting more than half a million people in each country, according to the CNBC.
Vice President Mike Pence said, during the coronavirus Task Force briefing, over 685,000 cases were tested as of earlier in the day, but he emphasized the need for more testing kits, ventilators and personal protective gear from health care worker and state leaders, the NPR News reported.
According to NPR News, New York has nearly half of the total confirmed cases-more than 44,600. California and Washington are following the second and third highest numbers.
NPR News reported Friday the U.S.'s confirmed cases of coronavirus surpassed 100,000, which is doubling the number in three days.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the U.S has 101,657 positive cases as of Friday evening and more than 1,560 people have died, the NPR News reported.
The World Health Organization said the outbreak of the virus started last December in Wuhan, China and has spread around all over the world, infecting more than half a million people in each country, according to the CNBC.
Vice President Mike Pence said, during the coronavirus Task Force briefing, over 685,000 cases were tested as of earlier in the day, but he emphasized the need for more testing kits, ventilators and personal protective gear from health care worker and state leaders, the NPR News reported.
According to NPR News, New York has nearly half of the total confirmed cases-more than 44,600. California and Washington are following the second and third highest numbers.
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