More than 1,000 people in the United States have been confirmed to have the novel coronavirus.<br />Local officials in California and New York have begun to enact aggressive new measures to contain the virus.<br />According to Politico, the 1000th case was reported on Tuesday night.<br />The number of confirmed cases has risen rapidly since the first community-spread case in California on Feb. 26.<br />At least 28 people have died from the disease in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University database.<br />Hopkins compiled the numbers using data from local and national health departments including the CDC.
