Social distancing is not only about preventing the illness itself, but rather, slowing the rate at which people get sick. On April 8, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed 400,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.
The United States reported more than 12,000 deaths and 22,000 recoveries.There are more than 1.4 million confirmed cases across the world, according to Johns Hopkins data.
The United States has more confirmed cases than any other country.RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updatesNew York City remains the epicenter of the current U.S.