NEW: A member of Vice Pres. Mike Pence's staff has tested positive for COVID-19, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany confirms, marking the second positive case reported in the White House in two days.
1:12 p.m.: Member of Pence's staff test positive
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to attendees after a White House National Day of Prayer Service in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 7, 2020, in Washington. The majority of new infections in New York are coming from minority communities, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement. Deaths have consistently stayed in the 200s in recent days, with 216 people dying in the last 24 hours.
He said the state is also seeing evidence that children infected with COVID-19 can develop Kawasaki disease, which causes inflammation in the walls of some blood vessels. Cuomo noted it was rare, but said health officials were looking into the matter as there have now been 73 reported cases in New York.
The agency announced Friday it issued an emergency use authorization to Rutgers Clinical Genomics Laboratory, whichPatients will collect their own samples and send to the Rutgers laboratory in a sealed package for testing. The reports, which were obtained by ABC News, were completed after federal inspectors surveyed the Andover Subacute And Rehabilitation II facility. Inspectors identified an"immediate jeopardy situation" from April 6 to April 21.“The facility was not following infection control safety practices and guidance,” the report said.
Right now, the city has been testing about 14,000 people per day. De Blasio hopes the number will reach 50,000 in the next few months.
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