COLLEEN LONG, KAREN MATTHEWS and DAVID RISING
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,500 Tuesday, eclipsing China's official count, as the deepening crisis in New York hit close to home for the governor, who announced with tears in his eyes that his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, has become infected.
"Luckily we caught it early enough," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said of his 49-year-old brother, now quarantined in his basement. "But it's my family, it's your family, it's all of our families. But this virus is that insidious, and we must keep that all in mind."
Elsewhere around the world, hard-hit Italy reported that the infection rate appears to be leveling off and new cases could start declining, but that the crisis is far from over. Spain
