The United States now has 216,515 confirmed cases as of press time, based on real-time tracking app from the Johns Hopkins University. Total deaths are currently at 5,138. On the other hand, it is also to be noted that the total recovered cases in the country are at 8,672.
As of Wednesday, the country has recorded its deadliest day yet - 1,040 fatalities in a 24-hour period. On Tuesday, the country only has 504 deaths.
Health experts are now predicting that the worst is yet to come. The peak is estimated to come for the next two weeks.
Of the country's total number of cases, New York accounted for almost 2,000 with 391 people dying in a 24-hour period. New York City closed its park and transformed convention centers and Central Park into temporary hospitals.
Governor Andrew Cuomo also predicts that deaths will peak at the end of April. He based his observation on the fact that a lot of people are still on ventilators for a long time now. He said people who needed ventilators have only a 20% chance of surviving the virus.
Cuomo also quoted some estimates fro the Gates Foundation. These figures showed that 93,000 deaths could occur in the country, including 16,000 in New York state alone.
Elsewhere in the U.S. other states have implemented orders for extended home quarantine. In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis he would be issuing for Florida residents to stay at home for the next 30 days starting on Friday at midnight.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced a state-wide stay at home order as well.
Meanwhile, White House's coronavirus response coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, said two counties - Wayne County in Michigan and Cook County in Illinois - are emerging to become hotspots.
Here's the state-by-state total cases and deaths across the United States as of Wednesday night:
New York cases
84,0252 - deaths 219
New Jersey
22,255-355
California
9,870-215
Michigan
9,315-335
Florida
7,77-387
Massachusetts
7,738-122
Illinois
6,980-145
Louisiana
6,42-4273
Pennsylvania
6,06-374
Washington
5,923-254
Georgia
4,748-154
Texas
4,607-68
Connecticut
3,557-85
Colorado
3,34-279
Tennessee
2,933-24
Indiana
2,568-65
Ohio
2,547-65
Maryland
1,986-31
North Carolina
1,754-15
Missouri
1,671-22
Wisconsin
1,573-28
Arizona
1,530-29
Virginia
1,483-35
South Carolina
1,293-26
Nevada
1,279-32
Alabama
1,107-28
Mississippi
1,073-22
Utah
1,011-7
Oregon
736-19
Oklahoma
721-30
Minnesota
689-17
Kentucky
687-20
Idaho
668-9
District of Columbia
586-11
Arkansas
584-10
Rhode Island
566-10
Iowa
547-9
Kansas
494-10
New Hampshire
415-4
New Mexico
387-6
Delaware
368-11
Maine
344-7
Vermont
321-16
Puerto Rico
286-11
Hawaii
256-1
Montana
217-6
Nebraska
214-4
West Virginia
191-2
North Dakota
142-3
Alaska
137-3
Wyoming
137-0
South Dakota
129-2
Guam
773
Virgin Islands
300
