A person wearing a face mask walks along Wall Street after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York, March 6, 2020.

Andrew Kelly | Reuters

U.S. stock futures traded lower on Sunday night following sharp gains last week while the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. keeps rising at an alarming rate.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell more than 200 points, or about 1.1%. S&P 500 futures were down by 1.1% while Nasdaq 100 futures slid 1%. Futures were also under pressure amid a 5.7% drop in crude prices. 

The Dow last week posted its biggest weekly gain since 1938, surging more than 12%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are coming off their best

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