Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Reports Record Number Of New Cases In 1 Day
Since Chinese officials locked down the city of Wuhan in January, there have been more than 13.3 million cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, across the planet.
More than 578,000 people have died from the disease, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Efforts to curb the outbreak have led to the global disruption of daily life and the economy, as schools and workplaces shuttered in hopes of slowing transmission. After months of precautions and lockdowns, governments have begun to reopen their economies.
HuffPost reporters around the world are tracking the pandemic and its effects.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) said Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first U.S. governor to contract the virus.
Stitt has been a major proponent of rapidly reopening businesses, and has resisted issuing a statewide mandate on wearing masks.
“We respect people’s rights ... to not wear a mask,” he said Wednesday during a virtual news conference. “You just open up a big can of worms.”
Stitt said he did not believe he had contracted the virus at President Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa last month, which he attended.
In March, the governor was roundly criticized when he tweeted and then deleted a photo of himself and his family dining at a crowded restaurant.
— Marina Fang
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