US coronavirus cases leapt 4,000 in a day to pass 10k as Mayor Bill de Blasio warned NYC could run out of medical supplies in two weeks.

There are now at least 13,678 confirmed COVID-19 cases across America, with the total number of deaths past 200.

NYC Mayor de Blasio warned that the city's hospitals were just weeks away from not having enough crucial medical supplies to combat the novel coronavirus, as the cases in New York State doubled in a day.

As of Thursday evening, New York City saw its number of confirmed cases rise to 4,152.

De Blasio said in press conference: “We’re seeing an explosion of cases here in New York City.

“This number is, nonetheless, very, very painful.”

He then warned: "We are two weeks or three weeks away from running out of the supplies that we need most for our hospitals.

"So I think the simple way to think about it, is that the federal government has, essentially, two weeks to get us major resupply or the people of New York City are going to be in much greater danger.”

By April 3, NYC will need three million masks, 50 million surgical masks, and 15,000 ventilators, de Blasio explained.

The mayor said it would be imperative to have 25 million each of surgical gowns, coveralls, gloves, and face masks.

Full mobilization of the United States military is the "only way" those supplies can be provided in time, according to de Blasio.

He added: “We need to be coordinated with the state of New York.

"It doesn’t matter if we’ve had disagreements along the way, we are in a crisis together right now.”

New York Gov. Cuomo has pushed the government accelerate the production of protective equipment and ventilators.

Cuomo said at a news briefing:"Every state is shopping for ventilators.

"We literally have people in China shopping for ventilators which is one of the largest manufacturers.”

One combat support hospital and one field hospital will be deployed shortly, US Army officials promised.

Due to the spike in coronavirus cases, one of these hospitals may be put in NYC.

Despite the Big Apple hitting 4,000 in-state confirmed cases on Thursday, with nearly 2,000 appearing overnight – Cuomo still refused to issue a Shelter In Place order.

De Blasio, on the other hand, called the public health order a "smart approach" and said it needs to be "seriously considered" to curb the COVID-19 outbreak.

He added: “I think that San Francisco model is a clear, humane, smart version of shelter in place that really keeps the essentials going but gets rid of everything non essential.

The emergency measure – which was enacted in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area on Monday – mandates limited travel, social distancing, and substantial limits on all gatherings.

On Tuesday, De Blasio warned residents they may be told in the next 48 hours to stay inside to flatten the virus' infection curve – an unprecedented measure in "the history of NYC."

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