New York's governor has put out an urgent plea for medical volunteers as coronavirus deaths in New York City mount and hospitals buckle in what authorities say could be a preview of what other cities across the U.S. could soon face. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says, “Please come help us in New York now. We need relief.” He made the plea Monday as the number of dead in New York State climbed past 1,200, with most of those victims dying in New York City.

AP’s coronavirus podcast, “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” today looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic is playing out in rural areas across the United States. Listen to the podcast at https://appodcasts.com/category/ground-game/. Embed code is available on AP Coverage Plan.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK: New York's governor issued an urgent appeal for medical volunteers Monday amid a “staggering” number of deaths from the coronavirus, as he and health officials warned that the crisis unfolding in New York City is just a preview of what other communities across the U.S. could soon face. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST and VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT'S HAPPENING.

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Stocks climbed on Wall Street Monday, led by big gains for health care companies announcing developments that could aid in the coronavirus outbreak. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-BUSINESS FALLOUT.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHO GETS SAVED: Health care workers are dreading the prospect of having to decide who to treat first as U.S. hospitals brace for a surge in coronavirus patients who need ventilators and other resources that could soon be in critically short supply. SENT: 1190 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CORPORATE AID: A $500 billion federal aid package for corporations and governments to manage the coronavirus outbreak includes conditions to ensure that the money is deployed in ways that could help revive the economy. But questions are being raised about whether the guardrails will prevent the kinds of abuses that marked some corporate bailouts of the past. SENT: 950 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SMALL BUSINESSES-WAITING FOR AID: When will the money arrive? That's the urgent question for small business owners who have been devastated by the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 1000 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LATIN AMERICA-INEQUALITY: The coronavirus is taking root in the world’s most unequal region after many of Latin America's first cases arrived with members of the elite returning from vacations or work trips to Europe and the United States. SENT: 1140 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA-WUHAN REVIVES: The city at the center of China's virus outbreak was reopening for business Monday after authorities lifted more of the controls that locked downs tens of millions of people for two months. SENT; 1120 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DIGITAL DIVIDE: The pandemic that launched a massive, unplanned experiment with distance learning has created extraordinary hurdles for schoolchildren left behind by the digital divide. SENT: 1020 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-HAIR BLUES: As the spread of the coronavirus sends more people into isolation, trips to beloved salons and barbershops for morale-boosting services and camaraderie are on hold. SENT: 940 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-SCIENTISTS: Michael Wells, a neuroscientist in the academic hotbed of Cambridge, Mass., was searching for a way to help battle the coronavirus when he decided to create his own. SENT: 610 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FAMILY STRANDED: A Delaware man with a chronic lung disease is trying desperately to get back to the U.S. from the West Bank, where travel restrictions are in place because of the coronavirus. SENT: 690 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GUNS: The Trump administration has issued an advisory ruling calling gun shops “essential” businesses that should remain open during stay-at-home directives SENT: 840 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GRANDMA GONE: For grandparents all over the world, being protected from the coronavirus pandemic has meant a piercing distance from their loved ones. SENT: 950 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ALLERGY ANGST: For millions of seasonal allergy sufferers, the annual onset of watery eyes and scratchy throats is bumping up against the global spread of a new virus. SENT: 950 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RENT STRIKE: With millions of people suddenly out of work and rent due at the first of the month, some tenants are vowing to go on a rent strike until the coronavirus pandemic subsides. SENT: 700 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-MAIL VOTING: Democrats have long argued that elections should be conducted by mail to make them easier for voters, and the coronavirus outbreak is giving new momentum to their cause. SENT: 1090 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the number of reported coronavirus deaths in New York shot up by 253 in a single day to just over 1,200. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK NUMBERS.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has told the nation’s governors that modeling on the coronavirus projected substantially more deaths if the nation did not incorporate social distancing. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPAIN: Spain has enforced even tighter stay-at-home rules for its 47 million people, as the country overtook China as the nation with the third-highest number of reported infections in the world, after the United States and Italy. SENT: 625 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RUSSIA: The Russian capital has woken up to a lockdown obliging most people in the city of 13 million to stay home. SENT: 910 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST: Prisoners in southern Iran broke cameras and caused other damage during a riot, state media reported Monday, the latest in a series of violent prison disturbances in the country, which is battling the most severe coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East. SENT: 710 words, photos.

OLY-TOKYO DATES: The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games. SENT: 730 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-FLORIDA CHURCH: Florida officials have arrested the pastor of a megachurch after detectives say he held two Sunday services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. . SENT: 400 words.

OUTBREAK-VIRUS-MACY'S FURLOUGH: Macy's says it will temporarily stop paying tens of thousands of employees who were thrown out of work when the chain closed its stores in response to collapsing sales during the pandemic. SENT: 675 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LIBERTY UNIVERSITY: Virginia's governor has ordered all higher education institutions to stop any in-person instruction amid the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 560 words.

BRITAIN-RETAIL: Carluccio's, the restaurant chain that served solid Italian fare in the U.K. for the best part of three decades, has called in the administrators after failing to secure its financial future in the wake of the government's decision to close all restaurants in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic SENT: 420 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-HUNGARY: Hungary's parliament has approved a bill giving Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government extraordinary powers during the coronavirus pandemic without setting an end date for their expiration. SENT: 350 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DUBAI EXPO: Local organizers of Dubai's Expo 2020 have recommended postponing til next year the event over the new coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 650 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BENEFIT CONCERT: Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Dave Grohl opened their doors to the world — literally. SENT: 600 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-F1-MERCEDES: Formula One team Mercedes has helped to develop a breathing aid that could keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care and ease some pressure on Britain’s strained health service. SENT: 485 words.

INTERACTIVES/GRAPHICS:

-US cases county-by-county. Embed code can be found in Coverage Plan. A static graphic also will be available in AP Newsroom.

Additional graphics and interactives include:

- Flattening the Coronavirus Curve (Chart): Chart compares the cumulative cases over time in some of the hardest hit countries by coronavirus.

-Virus Global Spread (table): Table of countries which have confirmed cases of the virus. Table also includes when the virus was initially reported and the number of deaths by country.

-Virus Global Spread (Map): Map of countries which have confirmed cases of the virus. Map also includes when the virus was initially reported and the number of deaths by country.

-Virus Cases Compared Inside and Outside of China (Chart): Chart shows the number of confirmed cases in China over time and compares them to cases confirmed outside of China.

-Virus US State Map: State by state count of confirmed cases in the U.S.

-Virus US State Table: Table tracks the number of cases, recoveries and deaths for the US including its territories.

-Interactive breakdown of unemployment filings by state with time scale for each (going back as far as 2000)

-Status of Cases Worldwide: Auto-updating once a day, this chart tracks the levels of active cases and deaths from COVID-19 around the world over time.

-Hospitality Workforce in the US: Coronavirus precautions have struck many U.S. business industries hard, especially the hospitality and service industry, where more than 16 million Americans work for support their livelihoods. This U.S. map highlights the number of hospitality workers and their average annual income by county along with the number of hospitality businesses. It is helpful in illustrating the potential impact of job loss to so many across the nation.

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