New York has become the epicenter of the outbreak, with more than 40 percent of all cases in the United States.
Cases of a new coronavirus in New York surpassed those in China, a country that was once the epicenter of the outbreak.
Cuomo also announced on Wednesday that 1,941 people in his state have died from the virus. That's about 58 percent of the 3,323 total deaths in China, according to the Asian country's health ministry. Not everyone is buying into WHO's claims about China, though. On Tuesday, Senator Rick Scott called on Congress to investigate WHO's role in helping China cover-up information about a new coronavirus.
Medical workers wearing personal protective gear watch as Medical workers remove a body from a refrigerated truck outside of the Brooklyn Hospital on Tuesday in New York City. Cases in New York have now surpassed those in China.Given the massive rise in cases in other countries, people have questioned the validity of China's case counts and death toll. Scott claimed officials know China's lying about their numbers and the information they had.
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