Live updates: Coronavirus confirmed in all 50 states and D.C., after West Virginia reports first case; U.S. death toll passes 100

By Siobhán O'Grady, Rick Noack, Alex Horton, Miriam Berger, Kim Bellware, Meryl Kornfield, Derek Hawkins and Michael Brice-Saddler
March 17, 2020 at 7:45 p.m. EDT

The rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak continued to upend life around the world Tuesday as more countries tightened quarantine measures.

Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, which has rapidly spread across the United States in a matter of weeks, have now been reported in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. West Virginia became the last state to confirm its first case Tuesday. At least 100 people infected with the virus have died in the U.S. — a toll that experts expect to rise quickly.

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Coronavirus confirmed in all 50 states and D.C., after West Virginia confirms first case
Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, which has rapidly spread across United States in a matter of weeks, have now been reported in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

West Virginia became the last state to confirm its first case Tuesday as local municipalities, state governments and the White House have worked to broaden testing access and implement mitigation protocols with the hope of slowing down the infection’s spread.

“Our health officials came to me and said we do have our first positive in the Eastern Panhandle,” West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) said in a news conference. “We knew it was coming. We’ve prepared for this, and we shouldn’t panic.”

Alabama, Idaho and Montana were among the final states to report covid-19 cases.

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