March 4, 2020
This is Coronavirus 4-1-1. The latest Coronavirus info for Wednesday March 4th, 2020. There are 128 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. with 9 deaths, relays Johns Hopkins. All U.S. fatalities have occurred in Washington State. North Carolina confirms their first case of COVID-19, the patient had traveled to Washington State, according to CNBC. The CDC are removing restrictions on testing and will release updated guidelines to expedite testing for those who fear they have the virus, notes the New York Times.The World Health Organization announced the death rate of COVID-19 is 3.4 percent, the seasonal flu is less than 1 percent. Iran has temporarily released 54,000 inmates to slow the spread of the virus and Italy is considering closing all schools and universities until mid-March, says CNN. Chile and Argentina, record their first cases of the virus, reports The Washington Post as The Caribbean begins to see the virus, with cases reported in the Dominican Republic, St. Barth’s and St. Martin according to The Antigua Observer. The global total of cases tops 92,800.
The locations of U.S. and country diagnoses in a moment.
There have been 128 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 16 states. Cases in Nebraska and Texas are only among “repatriated citizens”. Known active locations, including “repatriated citizens” are as follows: California 40, Washington 30, Nebraska 13, Texas 11, Illinois 4, Florida 3, Arizona, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island 2, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Utah, Wisconsin 1.
Global cases outside of China: Republic of Korea 5,261, Iran 2,822, Italy 2,502, Japan 304, Germany 244, France 212, Spain 193, Singapore 110, Switzerland 68, Kuwait 56, United Kingdom 53, Bahrain 49, Thailand 43, Australia 42, Netherlands 38, Malaysia 36, Sweden 35, Canada 33, Iraq and Norway 32, India 28, Austria and United Arab Emirates 27, Belgium 23, Iceland and Vietnam 16, San Marino and Israel 15, Lebanon 13, Oman 12, Denmark 10, Croatia 9, Greece and Qatar 8, Ecuador 7, Belarus and Finland 6, Algeria, Czech Republic, Mexico, Pakistan and Portugal 5, Romania 4, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Philippines, Russian Federation and St. Barth’s 3, Andorra Brazil, Egypt, Estonia, Indonesia, New Zealand and Senegal 2, Afghanistan, Armenia, Argentina, Cambodia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, St. Martin, Ukraine and Tunisia 1.
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