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President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic.

Gov. Andew Cuomo gave "the worst news" he could give New Yorkers Friday as he announced the death toll in the state from coronavirus had risen to 519.

At least half of New York City's eight million population could be infected by the coronavirus at any one time, said Mayor Bill de Blasio Friday.

New Jersey's death toll from the coronavirus has nearly doubled in the past two days, Gov.

Another 100 people have died from COVID-19-related causes in New York, according to the governor.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced 736 new coronavirus cases in the state and 18 more deaths, bringing the totals to 4,402 cases and 62 deaths.

New York accounted for roughly half the U.S. cases, as of Wednesday. Federal officials say the rate of people being sickened is four to five times greater in New York than other parts of the country.

New York authorities mobilized to head off a potential public health disaster in the nation's largest city Wednesday, with its emergence as the nation's biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare — and perhaps a cautionary tale — for the rest of the country.

The number of positive coronavirus cases in the state has jumped to 30,811

In announcing that the number of positive coronavirus cases in the state has jumped to 25,665, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned the rest of the country that the virus is headed their way.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he "respectfully disagrees" with President Trump about his hope that the crisis would last weeks not months.

New Jersey has become No. 2 in the nation for positive COVID-19 results. The governor said the state's number of positive cases climbed overnight by more than 800 and stands at nearly 3,700.