The U.S. overtook China for the most confirmed COVID-19 cases after a 17,000-case spike on 26 March. The U.S. now has over 85,000 confirmed cases, outpacing Italy and Spain as well. New York has the most cases, primarily due to high rates of testing - the state accounts for almost half of the total cases in the U.S.

The number of confirmed cases in the U.S. is over 55,000 and growing fast. As a result of this rapid growth, at least 17 states have issued stay-at-home or de-facto shelter-in-place orders: Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Indiana, West Virginia, Louisiana, Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio, California, Illinois, New York, Delaware, Michigan, Massachusetts, and Hawaii.

The number of confirmed cases in the U.S. is doubling approximately every three days. The U.S. has the second-most active cases behind Italy.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the governors of California and New York announced a statewide order for all residents to stay at home except for essential needs.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. has declared a national state of emergency and multiple states have taken drastic steps to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Over the last three days, multiple countries have declared states of emergency and implemented travel restrictions and border closures.

Over the last 24-48 hours, multiple countries have declared states of emergency and implemented travel restrictions and border closures.

On 11 March, President Trump announced new measures as part of the U.S response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Late on 09 March, the Italian government announced the most restrictive measures yet in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.

On 8 March, officials locked down all of Lombardy region, including Milan, and Parma, Piacenza, Rimini, Reggio-Emilia, Modena, Pesaro and Urbino, Venice, Padua, Treviso, Alessandria, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Novara, Vercelli and Asti provinces in Veneto, Marche, Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont regions.