//National coronavirus updates: US nears 50,000 deaths as some states confirm spread began earlier

National coronavirus updates: US nears 50,000 deaths as some states confirm spread began earlier

The latest: There have been more than 869,000 coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.The U.S. death toll has surpassed 49,000 people, according to Hopkins.Globally, there have been more than 2.7 million cases with more than 191,000 deaths.More evidence is emerging that far more New Yorkers have had the coronavirus than the number confirmed by lab tests.Dr. Anthony Fauci,