"There are 13 additional cases of Coronavirus in NYS since earlier today, bringing total to 89", New York Mayor Andrew Cuomo said on Twitter on Saturday. According to Cuomo, 11 cases have been confirmed in New York City.
Update: There are 13 additional cases of #Coronavirus in NYS since earlier today, bringing total to 89.
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 7, 2020
Westchester: 70
NYC: 11
Nassau: 4
Rockland: 2
Saratoga: 2
There will be more cases as we test more—that’s a good thing bc we can deal with the situation based on more facts.
Meanwhile in Washington State, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has gone up to 102, while the death toll has reached 16.
"Of the 13 new cases reported today, two are deaths. In addition, two cases previously reported last week are people who have now died", the Public Health of Seattle and King County said on Saturday.
Thus, the total death toll from COVID-19 in the United States now stands at 19. The latest Saturday update from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention put the death toll at 11, while the Johns Hopkins count shows 17 coronavirus deaths in the US.
On Saturday, Mayor of Washington DC Muriel Bowser announced the first presumptive positive coronavirus case in the city.
On a global scale, the number of coronavirus cases has exceeded 106,000, with more than 90 countries reporting infections. In addition, nearly 3,600 people have already died from the disease, while almost 60,000 have fully recovered.
