Covid-19 Coronavirus Outbreak In The U.S. -- News Updates March 4, 2020

Daily Mail: One thousand people who came into contact with coronavirus NY lawyer are ordered to self-quarantine after he infected his wife, son, daughter and neighbor - while LA County declares state of emergency with six new cases and US death toll hits 11

* The number of coronavirus cases in New York jumped to six on Wednesday after the wife, two children and neighbor of a Manhattan attorney tested positive
* One thousand people who may have come into contact with the family have been ordered to self-quarantine
* The attorney remains in intensive care at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Health officials said the attorney has severe pneumonia that potentially put him in more danger than others
* His family and neighbor, who drove him to the hospital, are self-quarantined in their respective homes
* Those being asked to quarantine include members of their synagogue, two students at the son's university, some students at the daughter's Bronx high school, seven law firm employees and eight hospital staff
* In total, 11 people have now died from the COVID-19 coronavirus across the country as the number of confirmed cases has soared to more than 150
* Ten of the deaths have occurred in Washington state while California recorded its first death on Wednesday
* California death was an elderly patient with underlying health conditions who was likely exposed on a cruise ship from San Francisco to Mexico in early February
* Officials in Los Angeles County - which has about 10 million residents - also declared a health emergency on Wednesday after six new cases were confirmed in less than 48 hours, bringing the total in the city to seven

One thousand people who may have come into contact with a New York attorney who infected his family, a neighbor and his friend's family with coronvirus have been ordered to self-quarantine as the number of cases in the state increased to 11.

The US death toll from the COVID-19 coronavirus also rose to 11 on Wednesday as the number of confirmed cases across the country soared to more than 150.

California recorded its first death on Wednesday after an elderly patient with underlying health conditions likely died following exposure on a Princess cruise to Mexico in early February. It is the first coronavirus death outside Washington state where the 10 other patients have died - the majority linked to a nursing home near Seattle.

Health officials in Los Angeles County - which has about 10 million residents - also declared a health emergency on Wednesday after six new cases were confirmed in less than 48 hours, bringing the total in the city to seven and raising the California state case figure to 35.

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Covid-19 Outbreak In The U.S. -- News Updates March 4, 2020

California records its first coronavirus death after elderly patient who caught the disease on a cruise ship dies in isolation, and Washington state's deaths rise to 10 -- Daily Mail
U.S. virus death toll rises to 11 with California victim -- AP
Coronavirus hits New York family as U.S. cases rise; lawmakers reach funds deal -- Reuters
New York reports four more cases of coronavirus -- The Hill
Los Angeles-area officials declare emergency after confirming six new coronavirus cases over 48 hours -- CNBC
Congress reaches deal on $8.3B bill to battle coronavirus -- AP
Pence pressed over coronavirus response in testy Senate briefing -- The Hill
Seattle feels like 'ghost town,' business owners say as they face life in coronavirus hot spot -- NBC
Seattle clinic worker with 'all symptoms of COVID-19' claims GPs and hospitals have no clue how to get tested and that coronavirus hotline staff said she doesn't qualify unless she develops pneumonia or bronchitis' -- Daily Mail
Amazon employee in Seattle tests positive for coronavirus -- The Guardian
Coronavirus fears send shoppers scrambling to prepare 'pandemic pantries' as oat milk, fruit snacks, pretzels and cat food fly off the shelves -- Daily Mail