The voluntary self-isolation many state residents have practiced over the last couple of weeks may take another turn, as President Donald Trump considers enforcing a quarantine in parts of Connecticut as well as New York and New Jersey.
Trump told reporters Saturday morning that he was considering the measure, which would last for two weeks, CNN reported.
Nearly 1,300 Connecticut residents had tested positive for COVID-19 by the end of day Friday.
New York City had over 29,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of 10:00 a.m. Saturday, an NYC Health data summary indicates.
That’s almost a third of the country’s total cases, which hit 100,000 Friday.
There were over 44,000 cases across New York by the end of the week, according to ny.gov.
And over 11,000 people in New Jersey had tested positive for the virus by Saturday, per the state’s website.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
The Associate Press contributed to this report.
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