Medical workers in protective suits move a patient inside an isolated ward of a hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, February 6.
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Health officials confirmed new cases of coronavirus in new parts of the United States on Friday.

Health officials continue to urge people to observe proper preventive measures amid the rising number of COVID-19 deaths in the US.

Authorities confirmed the 14th coronavirus death in the US on Friday, as well as 310 cases of the disease across the country.

More than 100,000 people have been infected with the new coronavirus worldwide.

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Seven residents have died from a long-term care facility in Washington. Families of the deceased are now calling for more transparency from the government after the center was declared a possible main source of the virus in the US.

A family member of a patient in the facility said health officials were keeping details about what was happening inside the health care center.

"If they called and said, 'We found 15 tests, we're going to use them,' we'd be like OK, great, but there's nothing. There is zero information," Conolly, a resident of Washington, said.

New Cases

  • Pennsylvania and Connecticut have both recently reported their state's first coronavirus case.

  • Governor Ned Lamont also confirmed via his Twitter 2 new cases of the virus in New York. The patients were reportedly employees of Danbury Hospital and Norwalk Hospital. Both patients are now observing self-quarantine.

  • The local government of Connecticut also advised more than 200 citizens to monitor themselves for signs of the virus.

  • Two medical screeners employed at the Los Angeles International Airport were also reported positive for coronavirus.

  • A traveler who recently came from Italy was also amongst the newest cases in Los Angeles.

  • Vatican City also reported its first coronavirus case on Friday.

  • Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Carolina, and Oklahoma also confirmed their first coronavirus cases Friday.

Grand Princess Cruise Ship

Vice President Mike Pence confirmed 21 new coronavirus cases on Friday. The patients involved people aboard the Grand Princess Cruise Ship. There are reportedly over 3,500 aboard.

Authorities administered tests to the 46 people on the ship which has been anchored since Wednesday.

Nineteen employees and two passengers tested positive.

The new cases are part of the ship's second tour. A man from the Sacramento area, two Canadians, and two other passengers who boarded the ship's first tour were also confirmed to be infected after returning home.

Pence said they are looking into having the ship dock this weekend where everyone will be tested and those infected will be quarantined.

Non-Contact Delivery

Postmates, a food delivery company, announced a "leave it at my door" option to customers amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Instacart also offered the same option to its users. The company also reported a rise in demand for essential emergency food items such as powdered milk and canned goods.

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President Donald Trump signed a supplemental spending package worth $8.3 billion in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Approximately $3 billion of the funding will be allocated for further research on the virus and potential vaccine development, while prevention and response efforts will be given $2.2 billion.

All states will receive $4 million.