Coronavirus Cases in U.S. Rise Sharply, Led by New York

The rate of infection for the novel coronavirus accelerated in New York state and the U.S. surpassed 50,000 confirmed cases as more governments around the world initiated lockdowns to limit the pandemic’s spread

The rate of infection for the novel coronavirus accelerated in New York state and the U.S. surpassed 50,000 confirmed cases Tuesday as more governments around the world initiated lockdowns to limit the pandemic’s spread.

State leaders urged residents to stay at home as the U.S. reported more than 13,000 new infections Monday alone. But President Trump said in a Fox News town hall that he hopes to have the country reopened in just over two weeks, a timeline that is dramatically sooner than what many public-health experts have...

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