Apr 10, 2020 07:29 AM
New York state has more COVID-19 cases than any country outside US (data)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52239261
INTRO: New York state now has more coronavirus cases than any other country outside the US, according to latest figures. The state's confirmed caseload of Covid-19 jumped by 10,000 on Thursday to 159,937, placing it ahead of Spain (153,000 cases) and Italy (143,000). China, where the virus emerged last year, has reported 82,000 cases.
The US as a whole has recorded 462,000 cases and nearly 16,500 deaths. Globally there are 1.6 million cases and 95,000 deaths.
While New York state leads the world in coronavirus cases, its death toll (7,000) lags behind Spain (15,500) and Italy (18,000), though it is more than double the official figure from China (3,300).
Photos have emerged of workers in hazmat outfits burying coffins in a mass grave in New York City. Drone footage showed workers using a ladder to descend into the huge pit where the caskets were stacked... (MORE)
RELATED (LA Times): A city under siege: 24 hours in the fight to save New York amid coronavirus pandemic
Donald Trump approval rating hits all-time high in new poll (data)
https://www.inquisitr.com/5989847/donald...high-poll/
INTRO: According to a new Fox News poll released on Thursday, President Donald Trump‘s approval rating is at an all-time high. Conducted by Beacon Research and Shaw & Company, the poll says that 49 percent of Americans now approve of the president’s job performance.
In March, Trump’s approval rating was 48 percent, and in February, it was 47 percent. It was at its lowest point in October 2017, at 38 percent. According to the poll, the president’s approval rating among Republicans is 89 percent — not at a record high — and it has improved among Democrats, women, white evangelical Christians, and whites... (MORE)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52239261
INTRO: New York state now has more coronavirus cases than any other country outside the US, according to latest figures. The state's confirmed caseload of Covid-19 jumped by 10,000 on Thursday to 159,937, placing it ahead of Spain (153,000 cases) and Italy (143,000). China, where the virus emerged last year, has reported 82,000 cases.
The US as a whole has recorded 462,000 cases and nearly 16,500 deaths. Globally there are 1.6 million cases and 95,000 deaths.
While New York state leads the world in coronavirus cases, its death toll (7,000) lags behind Spain (15,500) and Italy (18,000), though it is more than double the official figure from China (3,300).
Photos have emerged of workers in hazmat outfits burying coffins in a mass grave in New York City. Drone footage showed workers using a ladder to descend into the huge pit where the caskets were stacked... (MORE)
RELATED (LA Times): A city under siege: 24 hours in the fight to save New York amid coronavirus pandemic
Donald Trump approval rating hits all-time high in new poll (data)
https://www.inquisitr.com/5989847/donald...high-poll/
INTRO: According to a new Fox News poll released on Thursday, President Donald Trump‘s approval rating is at an all-time high. Conducted by Beacon Research and Shaw & Company, the poll says that 49 percent of Americans now approve of the president’s job performance.
In March, Trump’s approval rating was 48 percent, and in February, it was 47 percent. It was at its lowest point in October 2017, at 38 percent. According to the poll, the president’s approval rating among Republicans is 89 percent — not at a record high — and it has improved among Democrats, women, white evangelical Christians, and whites... (MORE)