The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 92 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 3.8 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5 million. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state.
CONNECTICUT
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says federal government will offer help. Pelican sighted on beach illustrates how massive storm carried birds from as far away as Europe and the Arctic. Deaths: 3. Power outages: 241,000, down from a peak of 625,000.
DELAWARE
Officials call for volunteers to help clean up damage at state parks. Main coastal highway remains closed. Deaths: none. Power outages: about 400, down from 45,000.
MARYLAND
Residents suffer without power after heavy snow in western mountains. Biologists measure pollution and other effects on Chesapeake Bay. Deaths: 4. Power outages: 28,600, down from 365,700.
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts' federally-owned T.S. Kennedy heading to Elizabeth, N.J., on Sunday. The 540-foot ship will serve as a "hotel" for emergency workers, power crews and others helping the region get back on its feet. Deaths: none. Power outages: 7,200, down from 400,000.
MICHIGAN
Utility crews may work into Saturday to fully restore power. Deaths: none. Power outages: 5,000, down from 154,000.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Officials estimate it will be the weekend before power is fully restored. Deaths: 1. Power outages: 1,300, down from 210,000.
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic City's 12 casinos given the OK to reopen. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to meet with officials to discuss recovery efforts. Four days after the storm, motorists face another day of long lines for gas. Along the Jersey Shore, residents allowed back in their neighborhoods Thursday. Deaths: 14. Power outages: 1.6 million, down from 2.7 million.
NEW YORK
Fuel shortages hinder the region's efforts to recover. Motorists fume in long lines at gas stations around New York City. "There's been a little screaming, a little yelling. And I saw one guy banging on the hood of a car. But mostly it's been OK," a man waiting in line for gas said. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Agency Deputy Administrator Richard Serino planned to tour the hard-hit city borough of Staten Island. Deaths: 46, including 39 in New York City. Power outages: more than 1.3 million, down from 2.2 million.
NORTH CAROLINA
Coast Guard orders a formal investigation into the sinking of the famous HMS Bounty off Cape Hatteras during the hurricane Monday. One crew member died and the captain is missing. Deaths: 2. Power outages: mostly restored.
OHIO
Dozens of residents staying in Red Cross shelters and many schools remain closed as power outages linger around Cleveland. Deaths: 2. Power outages: 66,000, down from more than 250,000.
PENNSYLVANIA
Power crews focus on restoring electricity to polling sites in advance of Tuesday's election. New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen, on a stop in State College, Pa., launches into a heart-wrenching rendition of "My City of Ruins." He planned to join NBC's benefit concert Friday for storm victims. Deaths: 12. Power outages: 372,000, down from 1.2 million.
RHODE ISLAND
Residents allowed back into a community of beach cottages for the first time find homes ripped from their foundations, businesses destroyed and roads impassable. Deaths: none. Power outages: 7,800, down from more than 122,000.
VERMONT
Amtrak service disrupted Friday because of the storm. Deaths: none. Power outages: mostly restored, down from more than 10,000.
VIRGINIA
Port of Virginia starts receiving cargo diverted from New York. Deaths: 2. Power outages: 6,100, down from more than 180,000.
WEST VIRGINIA
Governor to ask president for a federal disaster declaration after nearly 3 feet of snow. Deaths: 6. Power outages: 104,000, down from about 271,000.
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Sources: Local and state authorities; AP reporting
