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NEW YORK — As U.S. cases of coronavirus spiked on Sunday, Ohio became the sixth state to announce a broad lockdown to slow the spread of the virus with nearly one in three Americans under orders to stay at home.

Ohio joins New York, California, Illinois, Connecticut and New Jersey, states that are home to 96 million Americans, as cases nationwide top 31,000 with at least 385 dead, according to a Reuters tally. (Graphic: https://tmsnrt.rs/2w7hX9T)

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“Every piece of evidence that I can lay my hands on indicates that we’re at an absolutely crucial time in this war and what we do now will make all the difference in the world,” said Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. “What we do now will slow this invader. It will slow this invader so our health care system … will have time to treat casualties.”

The mayor of New York City, the epicenter of the nation’s coronavirus epidemic, on Sunday described the outbreak as the biggest domestic crisis since the Great Depression and called for the U.S. military to mobilize to help keep the healthcare system from becoming overwhelmed.