U.S. reports a lot more than 2,000 COVID-19 deaths -- Johns Hopkins University
AMERICA has reported more than 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, based on the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE).
As of 6:40 p.m. on Saturday (2240 GMT), there were a lot more than 121,000 confirmed cases in the United States, with 2,010 deaths, an interactive map maintained by the CSSE showed.
NY state's cases have topped 52,000, followed by states of NJ and California, with 11,124 and 5,065 cases respectively, based on the update.
As COVID-19 cases continued increasing, U.S. President Donald Trump floated a concept on Saturday of putting in place an "enforceable quarantine" on travel for some of the hardest-hit areas.
"Some people wish to see New York quarantined because it's a spot - New York, New Jersey, maybe a couple of other places, certain parts of Connecticut quarantined. I'm considering that right now," Trump told reporters at the White House.
"We might not need to accomplish it but, there's a likelihood that sometime today we'll execute a quarantine - short term," he added.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, within an interview with CNN on Saturday, said that he didn't believe a possible New York quarantine was legal and that it will be a "federal declaration of war."
"It might be chaos and mayhem," said Cuomo, who has ordered NY residents to stay at home whenever you can. "It's totally opposite everything he's been saying. I don't think it really is plausible. I don't think it is legal."
Globally, the amount of COVID-19 cases has exceeded 650,000, with an increase of than 30,000 deaths, while almost 140,000 persons have recovered from the condition, in line with the latest tally on Saturday.
