The number of worldwide confirmed coronavirus cases hit 2 million, while the New York governor expressed optimism and deaths in the US declined.
Author: Jessica Flores and John Bacon, USA TODAY
Coronavirus live updates: 16,000 people in the US have now died from COVID-19; Britain’s Boris Johnson out of ICU; Stocks close strong week
In the past two days, there have been nearly 2,000 deaths a day from the coronavirus in the U.S. More news Thursday