A spate of COVID-19 cases and deaths have been reported in the United States, with some states—including New York, Rhode Island, and Florida—seeing their first-ever instances of the virus.
A total of 96 confirmed cases have been reported from across the country, as of this writing. Six people have died from the disease in Washington state—the first batch of deaths recorded in the United States. The fatalities have mostly involved older people with underlying health conditions.
