On another night of consequential news in this fight against the Corona virus you will hear tonight from patients across this country, their symptoms, the doctors and nurses, what's being seen in the hospitals.

And tonight in New York City, at least 13 patients dying from this at the same hospital, New York's governor saying today.

Given the numbers, given what they're seeing, they do not expect this to peek for about three weeks.

And, of course, this is one of the first hot spots.

New York Other communities will come next tonight.

In just one week's time in this country, we've gone from 7700 reported cases to more than 62,000.

Nearly 900 people have died.

At least 26 states have taken emergency measures to slow the spread.

More than half of all Americans under those stay at home orders New York state seeing an increase of 5000 cases in just 24 hours, the majority in New York City and tonight is part of the emergency response.

Of course, the city is now preparing for the surge.

The peaks still weeks off and preparing for the worst.

This makeshift morgue going up outside Bellevue Hospital across the country tonight, reports testing is still hard to get in many places.

Only the very ill and reports of people waiting several days for results.

The National Guard at this site in Chicago and sailors on board the U.

S.

Navy Hospital Ship Mercy.

Preparing to receive patients when they dock in Los Angeles in the coming days.

Tonight.

The symptoms.

From this, we hear from those patients across the country the biggest stimulus bill ever.

How much will checks be worth sent to millions of Americans?

And how long will unemployment be extended again?

We take you through this one step at a time when data Time and Tom Llamas lead us off from New York tonight.

Tonight, ah Grimm signed.

This pandemic is far from over.

Teams setting up a makeshift morgue outside of New York's at Bellevue Hospital, something they did during 9 11 and Hurricane Sandy overnight.

At least 5000 new cases in the state at one hospital alone, 13 people dying in just 24 hours.

The hospital scene.

The virus is taking a terrible toll.

But tonight one sliver of hope.

Extreme social distancing measures may be working, the rate of hospitalization slowing slightly.

This is a very good sign and a positive sign again.

I'm not 100% sure it holds, or it's accurate, but the arrows are headed in the right direction.

But Governor Cuomo says we're still weeks away from hitting the peak in New York City.

Ah, scenario, which could collide with the president's new timeline proposing to ease restrictions by Easter Sunday.

That's April 12th.

What a great time line this would be.

Easter is our timeline.

What a great time line.

But even the nation's top health experts recommending not committing to any dates, that's really very flexible way just had a conversation with the president in the Oval Office talking about, you know, you could look at a date, but you got to be very flexible and on on a literally day by day and week by week basis, you need to evaluate the feasibility of what you're trying to do.

New York, the epicenter in the U.

S.

Still in need of more space and more supplies for field hospitals underway and still in need for those critical life saving devices.

Ventilators, the governor announcing 11,000 are on the way, but he needs a total of 30,000 Cuomo saying they may do what Italy did.

Split the ventilator.

One device to patients where exploring splitting where one ventilator could do to patients.

Italy has had to do this because they were forced to do it.

Those ventilators desperately needed for patients like 25 year old Jack Allard from New Jersey, who is in a medically induced coma.

This virus is really dangerous.

He's very, very sick.

But former lacrosse player woke up with backaches and a fever nearly a week ago.

Fates.

They were asking us that he never faint, never smoked.

I mean, he took his help very seriously.

I mean, he's an athlete.

Jack's doctors now try an experimental drug for Ebola, his family hoping it will save him.

In New York City, 46% of Corona virus cases are people aged 18 to 44 the virus hitting all ages.

62% of deaths are men, and 54% of people who die from the virus are over 75.

That's why in Woodbridge, New Jersey, today, more than 90 residents had to be transferred from an outbreak inside this nursing home.

And we're learning more about a Georgia hospital worker who died from the virus.

Ah, 42 year old mother discovered in her home, her four year old found alone during a welfare check.

The U.

S Naval Hospital ship the mercy heading towards Los Angeles today, the medical crew onboard preparing beds and equipment to handle a surge of upto 1000 patients offshore.

And, tonight, a new effort to help from North Carolina to Colorado veterinarians now donating medical equipment, including ventilators.

This is just one more example of of the one health and US being able partner with their colleagues on the human side.

New hot zones now popping up across the country tonight.

Disaster declarations for Texas and Louisiana in New Orleans, Mardi Gras just weeks ago, a celebration with massive crowds and days of parting may be one reason the Corona virus is now spreading faster here than anywhere else on the planet.

My E.

M s department, over 50% of my people are now on quarantine.

The state can no longer go on without additional with without federal assistance at this time and the virus now taking its toll on first responders.

It's very personal.

Each and every day I get a report on the numbers climb in New York, more than 200 members of the N.

Y P D have been infected with the virus.

In Detroit, at least two officers have died.

And for the army of Americans working to keep up with a new surge in home deliveries, cases of the virus now reported in nine Amazon Warehouse is This is really being felt across this country.

Back with Tom Llamas tonight and Tom, we saw the images of that temporary more you just reported on being set up outside the hospital Your live at tonight.

And we, of course, want to reassure the audience This is still just a CZ.

They prepare for the worst.

Knowing that this peak is, the governor said today, it's still weeks off.

Yeah, we want to be very clear about this, David.

This is only temporary, and they're doing this because there's a public health crisis and a state of emergency in New York.

Right now, there are five more eggs in the city of New York.

None is at or near capacity.

But again, they want to make sure they plan for the worst and David to give you an idea of the severity of the situation.

One major hospital here in New York, Mount Sinai sending a memo to all of its doctors and nurses saying, This is the humanitarian mission of our lifetime.

David, Tommy Honest.

Leading us off tonight, Tom.

Thank you.

Hi, everyone.

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