China increases Wuhan coronavirus death toll by 50%

Many cities and states have begun counting probable deaths caused by COVID-19, including New York City, the epicenter of the disease in the United States. On President Donald Trump's guidelines for reopening up the state's economy, Edwards said, "It's not a one-size-fits-all, because not every state has similarly been impacted. "We're not going to be successful reopening the economy if the cases spike again and get out of control and we can't deliver health care to the people who are going to need it," Edwards said. The elderly are among the most at-risk of dying from COVID-19 and states from New Jersey to New York have seen deadly coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes. Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday that the state will only reopen when it is safe for all residents to return to normal life. New Jersey's COVID-19 death toll has now reached 3,840 -- more than five times the number of New Jersey residents who died on Sept. In New York state, 10 different nursing homes each have least 30 confirmed coronavirus deaths, according to data released Friday by the state health department. In New York -- the hardest-hit state -- 630 people lost their lives on Thursday, including 40 at nursing homes, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The governor said he's issuing an executive order directing all of New York's public and private labs to coordinate with the state's department of health to "ensure prioritizing diagnostic testing for public health and restarting the economy." Cuomo also said it's important that New Yorkers learn from this experience and change for the better once the state reopens, just as New York changed after Sept. Cuomo said Trump was “disrespectful” in dismissing the 800 people who were patients at the Javits Center and pointed out the federal government agreed with the need for hospital beds. "I thought New York state relying on what you said would have been a safe assumption. In hard-hit New York City, all non-essential permitted events in May are canceled, including concerts, parades and large gatherings, New York City Mayor de Blasio said Friday. At least 125 people died in the state in the last 24 hours, which brings the statewide coronavirus death to at least 1,072 residents.