1,000 people who may have had contact with the attorney and his family have been asked to self-quar
New York family of five who came into contact with Manhattan lawyer who infected his wife, son, daughter and neighbor also test positive as 1,000 people are told to self-quarantine and the U.S. death toll rises to 11
The number of coronavirus cases in New York jumped to 11 on Wednesday after a Manhattan attorney's wife, two children, neighbor and friend's family of five tested positive
1,000 people who may have had contact with the attorney and his family have been asked to self-quarantine
The attorney remains in intensive care at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Health officials said the attorney has severe pneumonia that potentially put him in more danger than others
His family and neighbor, who drove him to the hospital, are self-quarantined in their respective homes
Those being asked to quarantine include members of their synagogue, two students at the son's university, some students at the daughter's Bronx high school, seven law firm employees and eight hospital staff
In total, 11 people have now died from the COVID-19 coronavirus across the country as the number of confirmed cases has soared to more than 150
Ten of the deaths have occurred in Washington state while California recorded its first death on Wednesday
California death was an elderly patient with underlying health conditions who was likely exposed on a cruise ship from San Francisco to Mexico in early February
Officials in Los Angeles County - which has about 10 million residents - also declared a health emergency on Wednesday after six new cases were confirmed in less than 48 hours, bringing the total in the city to seven
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