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Some FEMA coronavirus testing sites losing federal funding; doors could close this week
Update 2:57 a.m. EDT April 9: States and municipalities unable to support them financially could see some federally funded drive-through coronavirus testing sites shuttered by the close of the week.
According to NPR, the sites are part of the Community-Based Testing Sites program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
"The transition will ensure each state has the flexibility and autonomy to manage and operate testing sites within the needs of their specific community and to prioritize resources where they are needed the most," a representative with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told NPR.
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Nearly 300 USS Theodore Roosevelt crew members test positive for COVID-19
Update 2:29 a.m. EDT April 9: The novel coronavirus has infected at least 286 sailors aboard the beleaguered USS Theodore Roosevelt docked off the coast of Guam, CNN reported.
According to the network, more than 90 percent of the ship's crew has been tested and 2,329 sailors moved ashore.
US coronavirus deaths surpass Spain’s as nation records deadliest day
Update 2 a.m. EDT April 9: Deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus in the United States reached 14,817 on Wednesday, pushing total virus-related U.S. fatalities above those of Spain and marking the nation's deadliest day on record since the pandemic began.
According to a tally maintained by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, the United States recorded 1,922 virus-related deaths on Wednesday, the nation's largest one-day increase since the public health crisis began, and 33,323 new infections.
Spain has confirmed 14,792 coronavirus deaths.
Meanwhile, Italy remains the hardest-hit nation in terms of fatalities with 17,699.
US coronavirus deaths hit 14,817, total cases top 432K
Published 12:42 a.m. EDT April 9: The number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed 432,000 early Thursday morning across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, there are at least 432,132 confirmed U.S. cases of the virus, which have resulted in at least 14,817 deaths. U.S. cases now nearly triple the 148,220 reported in Spain and the 139,422 confirmed in Italy.
Of the confirmed U.S. deaths, 6,268 – or roughly 42 percent of the nationwide total – have occurred in New York, 1,504 in New Jersey, 959 in Michigan, 652 in Louisiana and 495 in California.
In terms of diagnosed cases, New York remains the hardest hit with at least 151,069 confirmed cases – more than three times the next-closest state – followed by New Jersey with 47,437, Michigan with 18,970, California with 18,752 and Louisiana with 17,030.
Four other states have now confirmed at least 15,000 novel coronavirus cases each, including:
• Massachusetts: 16,790, resulting in 433 deaths
• Pennsylvania: 16,631, resulting in 318 deaths
• Florida: 15,698, resulting in 323 deaths
• Illinois: 15,078, resulting in 462 deaths
Meanwhile, Georgia and Texas each has confirmed at least 10,000 novel coronavirus infections, followed closely by Washington state with 9,277 cases and Connecticut with 8,781 cases; Indiana, Colorado, Maryland and Ohio each has confirmed at least 5,000 cases; Tennessee has confirmed at least 4,363 cases; Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri and Arizona each has confirmed at least 3,000 cases; and Wisconsin, Alabama, South Carolina, Nevada and Mississippi each has confirmed at least 2,000 cases.
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