us in and want you to know that we appreciate the leadership of you and your team in putting together this dynamic reserve for the ventilators. you already heard there is a little bit of an uneven impact in terms of the disease and battle we re fighting this will allow us to provide an opportunity to flex, so that we can get the equipment to the right places at the right time for those that are really struggling. and this is an innovative approach that we re committed to. the hospital systems around this table have stepped up to the plate to make commitments and you have our commitment at the american hospital association that we will work with the rest of our field to make additional commitments and make this a success. so we re also building a very high quality ventilator because you have to make a decision and i was told it makes a big difference. the level of quality of a ventilator what is it, what is the difference? do you find it makes a big difference? they re obvio
you may be having stressful nightmares. you want to stick around for that. so, the u.s. has now recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in just a single day. and so far, more than 26,000 people in the u.s. have died. so, the number of confirmed cases currently stands at over 600,000 people. that number is a global record. america has the most cases, by far, in the world. but still, the u.s. president, donald trump, appeared eager to talk about reopening the economy during a briefing on tuesday, but the nation s top infectious disease expert says the idea of reopening by may 1st is overly optimistic. now, it was at that briefing that president trump announced he was withholding to the world health organization over its handling of the coronavirus crisis, a decision made, he says, as he defends his own response to the outbreak. take a listen. had the w.h.o. done its job to get medical experts into china to objectively assess the situation on the ground and to
better to be six feet apart than six feet under. more than 600 dead in one day. masks required if you re not in public in new york. and governor cuomo firing back at president trump. also tonight, the horror unfolding for some of the most vulnerable, the nursing homes. in new jersey, new york and massachusetts. and tonight we ve learned six people die after attending the same funeral. stories th fa arriving yesterd afaninee mes. us doesn t know what tohe his children ask w dinner tonight? the news just in tonight. diane sawyer reporting about how many in a community may have been exposed to coronavirus. far more people than first thought. and the scientist telling diane, this may be the tip of the iceberg. the race for any kind of treatment that works and the drug already being used, remdesivir, would it hold promise. one patient. after so much talk of chloroquine and hi hydroxychloroqui hydroxychloroquine, the study halted. the death toll in wuhan revised up dram
the country, still a brace for the peak in new york, where there s been a flattening of the curve, still more than 600 dead in one day. masks required if you re out in public in new york. and governor cuomo firing back at president trump. also tonight, the horror unfolding for some of the most vulnerable in nursing homes and senior centers in new jersey, new york, massachusetts. and tonight we ve learned six people have died after attending the same funeral. the desperate need for food in this country. tonight, the stories behind the faces. in one line, cars began arriving yesterday afternoon. so many in need. some in tears. one father told us he doesn t know what to say when his children ask, what s for dinner tonight? and the woman who waited 18 hours for food. the new results just in tonight. diane sawyer reporting on a major antibody study in one county in america, and what it reveals about how many in a community may have been exposed to coronavirus. far more people
reporter: in neighboring new jersey, more than 300 lives lost, the death toll nearly doubling since last week. this is now more than five times the number of new jerseyans we lost on 9/11. reporter: the pandemic killing senior citizens in nursing homes at an alarming rate. 55 residents dying at this home in brooklyn. in new jersey, 40% of covid deaths are in nursing homes. in massachusetts it s 50%. across the country, thousands cut off from their family members, feeling helpless. i know she s fighting and i just need her to know i m fighting for her. reporter: but amid tragedy, there is triumph. janet mendez could barely breathe when she was brought to mt. sinai morningside hospital nearly a month ago. she was told she would be put on a ventilator. i had less than 20 minutes to say good-bye to everybody. reporter: but now she is going home. that high five for the doctor who helped save her life. tonight, many states now looking for their next steps, too.