Abbott Northwestern Hospital used carts to deliver some of the 1,500 flowering spring plants donated by Bachman's Floral, Home & Garden in appreciation of the efforts of health care workers responding to the Coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in Minneapolis. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)
March 31, 2020
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March 31, 2020 4:02 p.m.
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,500 Tuesday, eclipsing China’s official count. President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a “rough two-week period” as public health experts projected 100,000 to 240,000 people could die in the U.S. even if Americans follow social-distancing guidelines.