News Coronavirus live updates: Italy’s vast quarantine; reprieve for a cruise ship; US death toll climbs to 19 March 8, 2020March 8, 2020John Bacon, USA TODAYComments Off on Coronavirus live updates: Italy’s vast quarantine; reprieve for a cruise ship; US death toll climbs to 19 The U.S. death toll climbed to 19 this weekend, but there was some good news for passengers and crew of a cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus.