Coronavirus claims 100 in the United States

At least 100 people have died from the coronavirus in the U.S., a grim milestone in what is likely to be just the beginning of an epidemic with no end in sight.

About half of those deaths are centered in Washington state, where an outbreak of cases in a nursing home led to rapid spread throughout the state.

In all, there are more than 6,200 cases of the coronavirus in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University.