New York Cases Climb; South by Southwest Canceled: Virus Update

WATCH: Global coronavirus cases are approaching 100,000 with the outbreak gathering pace.(Source: Bloomberg)
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New York cases of the coronavirus rose by 11 to 44. Meanwhile, organizers canceled the South by Southwest gathering scheduled for this month in Austin, Texas.

Washington state health officials sent 15 nursing home patients to the hospital. The facility, which has the most new coronavirus cases and deaths in the state, will be visited by U.S. officials on Saturday.