Dozens confirmed dead as extreme cold continues to grip large part of U.S.(CBS NEWS) – According to CBS News, dozens of people across multiple states have been confirmed dead after a powerful winter storm swept through large parts of the country, leaving a trail of damage and extreme cold lingering in its wake. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said 10 people had been found dead in the cold there, though not all of their causes of death had been confirmed yet. In and around New York City, wind chills ranged from minus-15 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday, CBS New York reported. As of Wednesday, more than 400,000 outages were reported, primarily in southern and southeastern states, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us. The outages were most widespread in Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, with some outages also reported in Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina and Georgia.