Over the past 24 hours, the number of infected people jumped to 70,572 from 55,238.

236 more people died from the pandemic, bringing the United States’ death toll to 1,038 in the same period.

“Tough times is waiting for New York” Trump said, adding: “The United States will make a decision at the end of a 15-day period on which way we want to go to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.”

 “I want the U.S. economy to open back up by Easter Sunday, even as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country accelerates,” Trump said on Tuesday. (ILKHA)