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An outbreak of the novel coronavirus that began in China about three months ago has now infected more than 9,345 people across all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The newly identified virus, which causes a respiratory illness known as COVID-19, has killed at least 140 people in the United States, according to ABC News' count ...

By Wednesday, the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States had grown to at least 7,769 cases in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. There are outbreak clusters in New York , Washington State and California, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking reports and confirming them with local health departments ...

President Donald Trump signed an economic relief bill to help combat the coronavirus pandemic, ensuring free testing and paid leave for certain workers hours after the Senate passed the measure on Wednesday. Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted 90-8 in favor of the "phase two" stimulus measure ...

WASHINGTON -- Describing himself as a "wartime president" fighting an invisible enemy, President Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked rarely used emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against the pandemic. Trump also signed an aid package -- which the Senate approved earlier Wednesday -- that will guarantee sick leave to workers who fall ill ...

Local law enforcement officials across the country are rapidly making major operational changes in preparation for the continued spread of coronavirus, as they face potential strains in resources and staffing without precedent in modern American history ...

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck just outside Salt Lake City early Wednesday, knocking out the state's coronavirus hotline, according to the governor. A temporary COVID-19 information line was set up at 1-844-442-5224. This was the state's largest earthquake since 1992, according to Utah Emergency Management ...

TORONTO -- The United States and Canada agreed Wednesday to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel to confront the coronavirus pandemic, bringing a halt to tourism and family visits but leaving the flow of trade intact ...

TEHRAN -- Iran on Wednesday reported its single biggest jump in fatalities from the as another 147 people died, raising the country's overall death toll to 1,135. The nearly 15% spike in deaths -- amid a total of 17,361 confirmed cases in Iran -- marks the biggest 24-hour rise in fatalities since Iranian officials first acknowledged infections of the virus in mid-February ...

An outbreak of the novel coronavirus that began in China about three months ago has now infected more than 7,760 people across all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. COVID-19, a respiratory illness which began in China about three months ago, has killed at least 138 people in the United States, according to ABC News' count ...