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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 84,000 people in the state as of Thursday morning. On Wednesday, Cuomo announced he would close New York City's playgrounds after...

Man charged with billing for fraudulent test claims

Items from a COVID-19 test kit are displayed for a photograph.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFederal prosecutors have criminally charged a Georgia man for allegedly conspiring to defraud federal and private health-care benefit programs "by submitting fraudulent testing claims" for coronavirus and genetic...

New York City weighs closing parks, playgrounds and streets to enforce social distancing, Gov. Cuomo says

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to the media at the Javits Convention Center which is being turned into a hospital to help fight coronavirus cases on March 24, 2020 in New York City.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty ImagesNew York state and city officials...

US coronavirus cases surpass 10,000, doubling in two days

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 10,000 on Thursday, doubling over two days as states ramp up testing and the new coronavirus sweeps across the country.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday morning that the state confirmed 1,769 new...