00:52 United States Surpasses 200,000 Coronavirus Deaths The United States has more coronavirus deaths than any other country in the world.

At a Glance With more than 83,000 cases, the U.S. has surpassed China and Italy.

A record number of people filed for unemployment in the U.S. this week.

Thousands of retired soldiers said they'd be interested in returning to active duty if needed.

The death toll in the U.S. topped 1,000.

The number of people infected with COVID-19 in the United States has surpassed all other countries, including China, the original epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 83,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus as of Thursday evening, a staggering jump of more than 10,000 since the morning, according to data tracked by Johns Hopkins University . At least 1,200 deaths have been blamed on the virus in the U.S.

China, where the crisis seems to have subsided, has reported 81,782 cases.

As cases of COVID-19 continued to climb, a record number of people in the nation filed for for unemployment, cities across the nation rolled out temporary field hospitals and the U.S. Army asked some former soldiers if they would consider returning to active duty to help fight the pandemic.

There have been more than 529,000 cases reported globally. Nearly 24,000 people have died and some 122,000 have recovered.

Latest Developments

United States

-The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will suspend all environmental law enforcement , according to the Hill. This means no companies will need to meet any federal environmental standards during the pandemic, the report added. The EPA did not say when it will begin enforcing environmental laws again.

-The Navy is working quickly to contain the spread of the virus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which is docked in Guam. According to USA Today, there have been 23 confirmed cases aboard the ship, which contains 5,000 sailors who live in extremely close quarters.

-Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced a shelter-in-place order for all residents from Saturday through April 10.

-Idaho and Delaware announced their first deaths from COVID-19. Deaths have now been reported in at least 42 states and the District of Columbia.

-Columbia University and New York University have both announced plans to allow medical students to graduate early.

-Hospitals across the country are rolling out temporary field hospitals, many with assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Guard. Soldiers are building four medical facilities in the Javits Center in New York City as well as four other medical facilities in different parts of the state. Two similar facilities will also be placed in Seattle. The Corps is also assessing other potential sites in several states nationwide, and Navy hospital ships are preparing headed toward Los Angeles and New York City .

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/FieldHospitalNY.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273" srcset="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/FieldHospitalNY.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273 400w, https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/FieldHospitalNY.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551 800w" > A U.S. Army soldier works to build a temporary hospital at the Javits Center in New York City. (Federal Emergency Management Agency/Twitter)

-A makeshift morgue was set up outside Bellevue Hospital in New York City, where the situation seems to grow more dire by the day. New York now has more than 33,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and at least 366 deaths.

-The U.S. Army sent an email to retired soldiers Wednesday evening. The email said Army leaders were looking to "gauge the interest" of those "who would be willing to assist with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic response effort should their skills and expertise be required." The message specifically targeted those in the medical field, but said other skill sets would also be considered. The Army later said more than 9,000 retired soldiers said they'd be willing to assist.

-More than 100 employees at three Boston hospitals have tested positive for COVID-19, according to CNN.

-The Senate voted unanimously Thursday morning to pass the aid bill, which will now go to the House for a vote as early as Friday. The bill provides for a one-time payment of $1,200 to single American adults who earn less than $75,000 a year and $2,400 to a married couple making up to $150,000 and payments of $500 per child. It also includes emergency unemployment benefits, billions of dollars in loans and other aid to industry, state and local governments and small businesses as well as additional funding for the health care industry, including hospitals.

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-More than 3 million people in the U.S. applied for unemployment benefits last week, four times the number of the previous record set in 1982, according to The Associated Press.

-Alaska and South Dakota currently have the lowest number of confirmed cases in the U.S., with each reporting 41. New Jersey, California and Washington, in that order, follow New York with the most cases. Michigan and Florida follow as the next worst-hit states.

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/AP20085697891175.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273" srcset="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/AP20085697891175.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273 400w, https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/AP20085697891175.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551 800w" > In this photo taken Tuesday, March 24, 2020, two massive temporary buildings meant for use as a field hospital for coronavirus patients stand together on a soccer field in the Seattle suburb of Shoreline, Wash. With U.S. hospital capacity stretched thin, hospitals around the country are scrambling to find space for a coming flood of COVID-19 patients, opening older closed hospitals and repurposing other buildings. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Worldwide

-Italy has closed most of its factories as it tries to stop the spread of coronavirus, the AP reported. Italy is so far the hardest-hit country outside of China, with more than 74,000 cases of COVID-19 and at least 7,500 deaths.

-Singapore reported its largest single day jump in cases, with the total now at 631.

-The death toll in Spain rose by another 650 people on Thursday. At least 4,089 have died there among some 56,000 infected.

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