There has been at least 1,171,041 coronavirus cases and about 68,285 deaths in the US, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
On Monday, Johns Hopkins has reported 13,000 new cases and 603 reported deaths.
The totals includes cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced his state will continue its stay-at-home order until May 14.
Northam, speaking at a news conference, said that he hopes Virginia can move into its first phase of reopening late next week.
“Our cases continue to rise. The number will continue to go up in part because we continue to do more testing," he said.
The governor said food processing remains a concern. More than 260 cases have been reported in two food processing facilities in the state, he said.
Additionally, Virginia is seeking to hire another 1,000 people as contact tracers.
From CNN's Anna Sturla
Boston reported 135 new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the city total to 9,929 cases, Mayor Marty Walsh announced.
Walsh said he expects that today the number of cases in Boston will likely pass 10,000.
The city reported 15 new deaths today, bringing the total to 426.
There was some good news: Walsh said that daily increases have been flat for a while in the city, a sign that they may be on the verge of a downward slope, though he cautioned it was still too early to tell.
Walsh also said he thought too many people in the city were outside without masks over the weekend. The mandatory face mask order in Boston goes into effect on Wednesday.
From CNN's Stella Chan
Though the school year will start August 18 for the Los Angeles Unified School District, no decision has been made about opening school campuses by then, said Superintendent Austin Beutner in his weekly update.
“The timing remains uncertain because the science is uncertain,” explained Beutner. At a minimum, a comprehensive system of testing and contact tracing, and implications of testing will need to be understood first, he said.
The district is working with a team of UCLA scientists and infectious disease experts.
“That’s critical because it’ll be the science, and only the science, which can provide a foundation for the safe return to our school community,” Beutner said.
LAUSD’s first day of instruction was scheduled for August 18 before the pandemic.
Commencement for the class of 2020 will be virtual.
Beutner said they’ve explored social distance options like “drive-in, drive-by, drive-around, drive-thru options. We even asked if we could rent the Coliseum, Dodger Stadium and sit every participant far apart. Health authorities tell us those aren’t possible at this time,” he said.
From CNN Health's Jacqueline Howard
Officials at the World Health Organization say they have no evidence of the novel coronavirus originating in a lab and suspect the virus likely originated from an animal source.
More research is needed to identify the specific host, WHO officials said during a media briefing in Geneva on Monday.
Last week, President Trump claimed he has seen evidence that gives him a "high degree of confidence" the coronavirus originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China, but declined to provide details around his assertion. His claim contradicted a rare on-the-record statement from his own intelligence community.
“We have not received any data or specific evidence from the US government relating to the reported origin of the virus. So from our perspective, this remains speculative," Dr. Mike Ryan, WHO executive director of health emergencies programme, said during Monday's media briefing.
Ryan added that WHO "will be very willing to receive any information" about the origin of the coronavirus.
"If that data and evidence is available then it will be for the United States government to decide where and when it can be shared but it’s difficult for WHO to operate in an information vacuum in that specific regard. So we focus on what we know. We focus on the evidence we have," Ryan said.
Bats are the suspected source of both Covid-19 and MERS, but scientists also think that bats infected some other mammal that then infected people – an intermediate host.
From CNN’s Ali Main
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser reacted to the large crowds that gathered on the National Mall Saturday to watch the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels flyover.
Bowser said in a news conference Monday that she believed the flyover was "well-intentioned" and added that it was an event that residents did not have to be in one place to experience as stay-at-home orders continue in the city.
She reiterated the importance of continued social distancing and emphasized that "the virus has not left the District.”
Both the Blue Angels and the District of Columbia's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office had requested that residents refrain from leaving their homes to see the flyover.
According to CNN journalists at the event, many people were practicing social distancing and some wore masks but sidewalks around the mall were crowded.
Where DC cases stand: As of Sunday, there were 5,170 total positive cases and 258 deaths due to coronavirus in Washington, DC. Racial disparities persist in the death toll, as 79% of the total deaths were among African-American residents.
From CNN's Jordan Valinsky, Nathaniel Meyersohn and Danielle Wiener-Bronner
Costco became the latest retailer to implement purchasing limits on fresh meat because of the slowdown at processing plants during the coronavirus pandemic.
The company announced on Monday that it's limiting shoppers to three items of beef, pork and poultry products to "help ensure more members are able to purchase merchandise they want and need."
Kroger, the country's largest supermarket chain, announced a similar rule last week.
Some background: The limits are because of high demand from shoppers while top meat suppliers are temporarily closing their factories because workers are falling ill.
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union estimated last week that 20 meatpacking and food processing workers have died so far. The union said last week the closures have resulted in a 25% reduction in pork slaughter capacity and 10% reduction in beef slaughter capacity.
President Trump recently signed an executive order aimed at keeping meat plants open during the crisis.
Tyson Foods warned Monday that it expects more meat plant closures this year. The company also said it will continue producing less meat than usual, as workers refrain from coming to work during the outbreak. The pandemic has halved the amount of pork processing capacity in the country, Tyson said in its earnings call.
From CNN's Jim Acosta and Nikki Carvajal
A Trump administration model projects a steep rise in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the weeks ahead to about 3,000 daily deaths in the US by June 1, according to an internal document obtained by The New York Times.
The projections are based on modeling from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, which were put together into charts and graphics by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
An administration official confirmed to CNN the authenticity of the report obtained by the Times, which was distributed throughout relevant agencies over the weekend. The official cautions that the numbers are projections at this point.
When asked for comment, the White House said in a statement that the document obtained by the Times had not been seen by the Coronavirus Task Force.
“This is not a White House document nor has it been presented to the Coronavirus Task Force or gone through interagency vetting. This data is not reflective of any of the modeling done by the task force or data that the task force has analyzed. The President’s phased guidelines to open up America again are a scientific driven approach that the top health and infectious disease experts in the federal government agreed with. The health of the American people remains President Trump’s top priority and that will continue as we monitor the efforts by states to ease restrictions," Deputy White House press secretary Judd Deere said.
Despite White House claims the projections have not be presented and vetted by to the Coronavirus Task Force, a source close to the task force said some members have seen the new CDC projections. Despite what the White House is saying, this source said the estimates should be taken seriously.
The new revelation comes as states begin to reopen their economies this month despite cautionary warnings from public health experts.
From CNN's Artemis Moshtaghian
All visitors or travelers passing through the Denver International Airport are now required to wear a face covering, according to a new policy enacted on Monday by airport officials.
Currently all employees at the airport are also required to wear face coverings in an effort to limit the spread of Covid-19, according to Denver International guidelines.
Other coronavirus precautions: The airport is also implementing social distancing procedures. According to the guidelines, TSA lines have been adjusted to provide more space between passengers as they approach the security checkpoint.
"In order to provide additional space between the passengers in front of you and behind you, we ask everyone to practice social distancing and spread out rather than crowd other passengers nearby," the guidelines say.
The airport also said there are now lines on the floor near customer service booths and lost and found items to show people where to stand.
"We are also implementing procedures for touchless payment, wherever possible," the guidelines say.