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U.S. coronavirus death toll now exceeds 9/11
With more than 3,170 killed by the coronavirus in the U.S., according to numbers released Tuesday, the U.S. death toll is approaching China's where the pandemic broke out.
The number of people confirmed to be infected with the virus in the U.S. reached 164.610 as of 10:30 am ET, according to NBC News' tracker — the highest number for a single country in the world. More than a third of cases are in New York State.
Also on Monday, President Donald Trump said at a press conference that support was being rolled out across the country, including the construction of a 2,900-bed hospital in New York and thousands of more beds and equipment being distributed by the U.S. Navy and Army Corps of Engineers.
"It's been really pretty amazing what they've done," he said.
"I think we're going to be in very good shape," he added about preparations for the country to manage the growing rate of infections.