Confirmed coronavirus cases are surging across the country, even as 30 states look to reopen and New York's numbers decline
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- New York — the epicenter of the US's coronavirus outbreak — is finally seeing a decline in new infections, deaths, and hospitalizations related to the virus.
- But the virus is continuing to surge across the rest of the US, even as 30 states begin or are looking to begin loosening social distancing policies and reopening businesses.
- Most of these 30 states haven't met the Trump administration's national guidelines for reopening, according to a Thursday New York Times report.
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New York — the epicenter of the US's coronavirus outbreak — and its neighbors in Connecticut and New Jersey are finally seeing a decline in new infections, deaths, and hospitalizations.
But the virus is continuing to surge across the rest of the US, even as 30 states begin or are looking to begin loosening social distancing policies and reopening businesses. New hot spots have emerged in the South and Midwest, including inside and in areas around meat processing plants and prisons. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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