NEW: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio: 'Any store that is found to be price gouging will be fined. If anyone sees what they think is price gouging around surgical masks, please call 311 and report it right away.'
Here's the latest on the developing situation. All times are Eastern. Please refresh this page for updates.Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading the White House's coronavirus task force, announced that a 10th American has died from the disease.
A Yeshiva student wears a face mask on the grounds of the university, March 4, 2020 in New York City, after a student tested positive for coronavirus .Lawmakers in Washington reached a deal to allocate $8.3 billion towards the response to coronavirus. Officials in Los Angeles County declared a state of emergency as six new positive cases of coronavirus were confirmed there in the last 24 hours.
Barbara Ferrer, the county's public health director, said the new cases are all linked to either travel history or a close contact with a confirmed case. There are not yet any known cases of community transmission, according to Ferrer. Fauci also made a point to note that the WHO fatality rate -- 3.4% -- is incomplete because the denominator of asymptomatic cases is currently unknown.
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