Coronavirus Officially Reaches Every State In the US After West Virginia Reports First Case

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As of Wednesday morning, the deadly COVID-19 virus has now been spread to every state in the United States.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced the state’s first case of the coronavirus on Tuesday night. All other 49 states, with the addition of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, are currently grappling with the outbreak as well.

“We knew it was coming and we were prepared for this,” Justice said in a statement. “We should try to live our lives as best we can and we should not panic.”

NBC News reported on Tuesday that there are over 5,700 confirmed cases of the virus in the U.S. with a death toll of at least 100.

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  1. They were always going to catch up as soon as they did testing. Meanwhile, over the weekend, their governor was urging folks to eat at Bob Evans and get out there and mingle.

  2. Anyone else wince when WV governor Justice said “once-in-our-lifetime event”?

  3. “I’ve always known this is a, this is a real, this is a pandemic. I felt there was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic. I’ve always viewed it as very serious.”

    –Gat Fatsby, March 17, 2020

  4. Any similarities between West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and Buford T. Justice are purely coincidental.

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