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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.
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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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This is Coronavirus 4-1-1. The latest Coronavirus info for Tuesday March 3rd, 2020. Georgia and New Hampshire report cases of COVID-19 as the U.S. number rises to 105 in 15 states, though cases in Nebraska and Texas are only among “repatriated citizens”. Officials warn that number is likely much higher, according to USA Today. At present, there have been 6 deaths in the U.S. attributed to the virus, all are in Washington State. The FDA said up to a million could be tested for the virus in the U.S. by the end of the week. CNN reports, a federal judge has denied a request by the city of San Antonio to keep Diamond Princess Cruise ship passengers in quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base. The passengers have been in quarantine for two weeks and have tested negative for the virus. The Washington Post notes a dramatic increase in cases in Iran in just one day, as 835 new cases were confirmed today. Iran now has 2,336 cases up from 2 cases two weeks ago. The Post also reports that India has “suspended entry to travelers” from South Korea, Iran, Italy and Japan, in an effort to control the spread of the virus. The total number of global cases is at 91,300 according to CNBC.
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There have been 105 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 15 states. Cases in Nebraska and Texas are only among “repatriated citizens”. Known active locations, including “repatriated citizens” are as follows: California 37, Washington 23, Nebraska 13, Texas 11, Illinois 4, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island 2, Arizona, New Hampshire, Utah, Wisconsin 1.
Global cases outside of China: Republic of Korea 5,186, Iran 2,336, Italy 2,036, Japan 260, France 191,a Germany 165, Spain 120,Singapore 108, Kuwait 56, United Kingdom 51, Bahrain 49, Thailand 43, Switzerland 42, Malaysia 36, Australia 35, Iraq 26, Canada and Norway 25, United Arab Emirates 21, Austria and Netherlands 18, Vietnam 16, Sweden 15, Lebanon 13, Israel 12, Croatia and Iceland 9, Belgium and San Marino 8, Ecuador, Greece and Qatar 7, Finland and Oman 6, Algeria, India, Czech Republic, Mexico and Pakistan 5, Denmark 4, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Philippines, Romania and Russian Federation 3, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia and Portugal 2, Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sri Lanka and Tunisia 1.
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This is Coronavirus 4-1-1. The latest Coronavirus info for Monday March 2nd, 2020. New York, Florida and Rhode Island report their first cases of COVID-19, notes CNN bringing total cases in the US to 89 in 12 states. There has been a second death in the U.S. due to the virus, both in Washington State, where they have declared a “state of emergency” according to The New York Times. Researchers suggest “the virus may have been spreading there for weeks”, with up to 1500 people infected. ABC News relays that Italian Health Officials confirmed 806 new cases on Sunday, marking a 91% increase in one day. Italy has 1,694 confirmed cases. Delta is suspending U.S. flights to Milan, according to CNN. Portugal has confirmed their first two cases of COVID-19 reports The Guardian. Bringing the total number of global cases to more than 89,000 people in 60 countries, with more than 3,000 deaths according to The New York Times.
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There have been 89 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.Known active locations are as follows: California: 1 in Alameda County, 1 in Humboldt County, 1 in Los Angeles County, 1 in Orange County, 2 in San Benito County, 7 in Santa Clara County, 2 in San Diego County, 1 in Solano County Florida: 1 in Hillsborough County, 1 in Manatee County Illinois: 2 in Cook County Massachusetts: 1 in Suffolk County Nebraska: 12 in Douglas County New York: 1 in New York County, Oregon: 2 in Washington County Rhode Island: 2 Providence County Texas: 11 in Bexar County Washington State: 8 in King County, 1 in Snohomish County Wisconsin: 1 in Dane County
Global cases outside of China: Republic of Korea 4,335, Italy 1,694, Iran 1,501, Japan 256, France and Germany 130, Singapore 106, Spain 84, Bahrain 47, Kuwait 45, Thailand 43, United Kingdom 40, Australia and Malaysia 29, Switzerland 27, Canada 24, United Arab Emirates and Iraq 21, Norway 19, Vietnam 16, Sweden and Austria 14, Israel, Lebanon and Netherlands 10, San Marino 8, Croatia and Greece 7, Ecuador, Finland and Oman 6, Mexico 5, Denmark, Pakistan and Qatar 4, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Georgia, Iceland, India, Phillipines and Romania 3, Belgium, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Portugal and Russian Federation 2, Afghanistan, Armenia, Belarus, Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia and Sri Lanka
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NY Times-People tested positive in Scotland and the Dominican Republic. With two more cases in Washington State and one in Rhode Island, the total in the United States has reached 73.
Officials in Washington State confirmed on Sunday two more cases of coronavirus in King County, bringing the total in the county to six and the number in the United States to 73.
ABC News-American Airlines joins the growing list of air carriers that will waive fees for all of its flights due to coronavirus concerns.
All travelers who book an American flight between March 1 and March 16 can have their change fee waived as long as the request is made up to 14 days prior to the flight, airline officials announced Sunday evening.
"This change offers customers the best fares with even more flexibility," an American Airlines spokesperson said in a statement.
JetBlue said it would waive change and cancellation fees for flights booked through March 11. This new rule applies to travel completed by June 1.
Italian officials announced Sunday that the number of positive cases of coronavirus is now at 1,694, including 806 additional cases on Sunday -- marking a 91% one-day increase.
CNN-Delta Air Lines is suspending its US flights to Milan,
WHO-The number of confirmed cases in Hubei province, China, has increased for...
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This is Coronavirus 4-1-1. The latest Coronavirus info for Sunday March 1st, 2020. The United States, Australia and Thailand, all confirmed their countries first death due to COVID-19 relays The Washington Post, bringing the total of lives lost to 2,976. The U.S. death was in Kirkland, Washington, a man in his 50’s with underlying health conditions. Washington state has declared a “state of emergency” according to The New York Times, as researchers suggest “the virus may have been spreading there for weeks”, with up to 1500 people infected. A nursing home in King County Washington is being investigated as 27 residents and 25 staff members have shown symptoms of the virus, reports the Washington Post. Globally, there are 86,500 cases according to CNN.
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There have been 71 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.Known active locations are as follows: California: 1 in Humboldt County, 1 in Los Angeles County, 1 in Orange County, 2 in San Benito County, 2 in Santa Clara County, 2 in San Diego County, 1 in Solano County Illinois: 1 in Cook County Massachusetts: 1 in Suffolk County Nebraska:12 in Douglas County Oregon: 1 in Washington County Texas: 11 in Bexar County Washington State: 4 in King County, 1 in Snohomish County Wisconsin: 1 in Dane County
Global cases outside of China:
Afghanistan 1, Algeria 1, Armenia 1, Australia 25, Austria 6, Azerbaijan 1, Bahrain 38, Belgium 1, Belarus 1, Brazil 1, Cambodia 1, Canada 15,Croatia 5, Denmark 2, Ecuador 1, Egypt 1, Estonia 1, Finland 3, France 100, Georgia 2, Germany 117, Greece 4, Iceland 1, India 3, Iran 987, Iraq 8, Israel 7, Italy 1,128, Japan 234, Kuwait 45, Lebanon 4, Lithuania 1, Luxembourg 1, Malaysia 25, Mexico 3, Monaco 1, Nepal 1, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Nigeria 1, Norway 17, North Macedonia 1, Oman 6, Pakistan 2, Philippines 3, Qatar 1, Republic of Korea 3,736, Romania 3, Russian Federation 2, San Marino 1, Singapore 98, Spain 43, Sri Lanka 1, Sweden 13, Switzerland 15, Thailand 42, United Arab Emirates 21, United Kingdom 23, Viet Nam 16.
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This is Coronavirus 4-1-1. The latest Coronavirus info for Saturday February 29th, 2020. The U.S. now has at least 67 cases of COVID-19.With four of the most recent cases appearing to have come from “community transmission”, CNN notes. Two of these cases are in California, one in Oregon and one in Washington State. The World Health Organization has upped the risk assessment for COVID-19 to “Very High” on a global level. The CDC has updated travel guidance and has put China, South Korea, Iran and Italy as “Level 3”, avoid Non-essential travel. The CDC also asks “that all travelers reconsider cruise ship voyages into or within Asia at this time”. The United Kingdom appears to have its first case of “community transmission” with a man from Surrey diagnosed with no travel history to an infected area or close contact with an infected person according to the New York Times. The Times also notes, a Japanese man, who tested negative and was released from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, has now tested positive.He is the 5th passenger that has tested positive after being released and allowed to travel freely.CNN reports Osaka and Tokyo have cancelled their Cherry Blossom Festivals due to concerns over spread of COVID-19 as the global total of cases reaches 85,055 with 2,922 deaths.
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There have been 67 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.Of those 67, 6 have recovered and those patients removed from the following list. Known active locations are as follows: California: 1 in Humboldt County, 1 in Los Angeles County, 1 in Orange County, 2 in San Benito County, 2 in Santa Clara County, 2 in San Diego County, 1 in Solano County Massachusetts: 1 in Suffolk County Nebraska: 12 in Douglas County Oregon: 1 in Washington County Texas: 6 in Bexar County Washington State: 1 in King County, 1 in Snohomish County Wisconsin:1 in Dane County
Global cases outside of China:
Afghanistan 1, Algeria 1, Australia 25, Austria 6, Azerbaijan 1, Bahrain 38, Belgium 1, Belarus 1, Brazil 1, Cambodia 1, Canada 15,Croatia 5, Denmark 1, Egypt 1, Estonia 1, Finland 3, France 57, Georgia 1, Germany 53, Greece 4, Iceland 1, India 3, Iran 593, Iraq 8, Israel 7, Italy 889, Japan 234, Kuwait 45, Lebanon 4, Lithuania 1, Malaysia 25, Mexico 3, Monaco 1, Nepal 1, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Nigeria 1, Norway 6, North Macedonia 1, Oman 6, Pakistan 2, Philippines 3, Qatar 1, Republic of Korea 3,150, Romania 3, Russian Federation 2, San Marino 1, Singapore 98, Spain 43, Sri Lanka 1, Sweden 11, Switzerland 15, Thailand 42, United Arab Emirates 21, United Kingdom 20, Viet Nam 16.
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This is Coronavirus 4-1-1. The latest Coronavirus info for Friday February 28th, 2020. Mexico reports their first case of COVID-19 notes The Guardian. Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Nigeria and Pakistan also reported their first cases. According to the New York Times, the case in Nigeria is the first in Sub-Saharan Africa and raises concerns on how an outbreak in Africa would affect the continent.The global total of cases has climbed to 83,300 with 2,858 deaths, the majority in mainland China reports CNN.The Washington Post reports Swiss officials have banned any gathering over 1000 people, this includes the upcoming Geneva International Motor Show which was to have opened next week. CNN relays that 93 labs in the U.S. will be up and running by the weekend with a two-step test for COVID-19. The New York Times reports there has been a whistle blower complaint in the U.S. claiming that federal health care workers did not have the proper training or safety equipment while working with quarantined Americans.
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There have been 60 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.Of those 60, 6 have recovered and those patients removed from the following list. Known active locations are as follows: California: 1 in Humboldt County, 1 in Los Angeles County, 1 in Orange County, 2 in San Benito County, 1 in Santa Clara County, 2 in San Diego County, 1 in Solano County Massachusetts: 1 in Suffolk County Nebraska: 12 in Douglas County Texas: 6 in Bexar County Wisconsin: 1 in Dane County
Global cases outside of China:
Afghanistan 1, Algeria 1, Australia 23, Austria 2, Azerbaijan 1, Bahrain 36, Belgium 1, Belarus 1, Brazil 1, Cambodia 1, Canada 14,Croatia 2, Denmark 1, Egypt 1, Estonia 1, Finland 2, France 38, Georgia 1, Germany 53, Greece 4, India 3, Iran 388, Iraq 5, Israel 3, Italy 650, Japan 222, Kuwait 45, Lebanon 3, Lithuania 1, Malaysia 25, Mexico 1, Nepal 1, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Nigeria 1, Norway 1, North Macedonia 1, Oman 4, Pakistan 2, Philippines 3, Republic of Korea 2,337, Romania 1, Russian Federation 2, Singapore 96, Spain 25, Sri Lanka 1, Sweden 7, Switzerland 15, Thailand 41, United Arab Emirates 19, United Kingdom 19, Viet Nam 16.
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This is Coronavirus 4-1-1. The latest Coronavirus info for Thursday February 27th, 2020. The CDC reports the first case of COVID-19 with suspected “community transmission” in the U.S. This means, the patient did not travel to China or have any known connection with a previously infected person. ABC News reports that the 60th case of COVID-19 in the U.S. is in Solano County, California. Germany also confirmed their first case of “community transmission” according to the New York Times. With Denmark, Estonia, Norway, North Macedonia and Romania reporting initial cases of COVID-19. This brings the global number of cases to 81,109 according to the World Health Organization. The continued growth of the virus has led Saudi Arabia to suspend pilgrimages to Mecca and Medina, two of Islam’s holiest cities, for those outside of the country, according to CNN. And in Japan, CNN relays, that the Prime Minister has closed schools until the end of March. As Japan records the first case of reinfection in the country. A bus tour guide has tested positive for the virus a second time.
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There have been 60 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.Of those 60, 6 have recovered and those patients removed from the following list. Known active locations are as follows: California: 1 in Humboldt County, 1 in Los Angeles County, 1 in Orange County, 2 in San Benito County, 1 in Santa Clara County, 2 in San Diego County, 1 in Solano County Massachusetts: 1 in Suffolk County Nebraska: 12 in Douglas County Texas: 6 in Bexar County Wisconsin: 1 in Dane County
Global cases outside of China:
Afghanistan 1, Algeria 1, Australia 23, Austria 2, Bahrain 26, Belgium 1, Brazil 1, Cambodia 1, Canada 11,Croatia 2, Denmark 1, Egypt 1, Estonia 1, Finland 1, France 18, Germany 18, Greece 1, India 3, Iran 245, Iraq 5, Israel 2, Italy 400, Japan 186, Kuwait 12, Lebanon 1, Malaysia 22, Nepal 1, Norway 1, North Macedonia 1, Oman 4, Philippines 3, Republic of Korea 1,766, Romania 1, Russian Federation 2, Singapore 91, Spain 14, Sri Lanka 1, Sweden 1, Switzerland 1, Thailand 40, United Arab Emirates 13, United Kingdom 15, Viet Nam 16.
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This is Coronavirus 4-1-1. The latest Coronavirus info for Wednesday February 26th, 2020. Algeria, Bahrain, Greece, Oman and Switzerland have all reported their first cases of COVID-19. As the New York Times reports, for the first time, new daily cases outside of China were higher than those inside. On Tuesday, China confirmed 411 new cases, there were 427 new cases confirmed outside of China. Globally, there are 80,980 cases. The World Health Organization shared some positive news, reporting that “14 countries that have had cases have not reported a case for more than a week, and even more importantly, 9 countries have not reported a case for more than two weeks: Belgium, Cambodia, Finland, India, Nepal, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Sri Lanka and Sweden.But that doesn’t mean that cases may not come back to these countries. But the cases that made it before have been contained.”
The CDC has cautioned that the spread of the virus in the U.S. is a matter of “when not if” and encourages all citizens to take precautions like getting a flu shot, washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds, coughing into their elbow, disposing of dirty tissues, avoiding sick people and staying home if you are sick.The U.S. now has 57 reported cases, 40 coming from passengers on the Diamond Princess, 3 from people brought home from China and 14 cases in the U.S. according to CNN.
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There have been 57 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.This includes 43 “repatriated” individuals including those passengers infected on the Diamond Princess and 14 U.S. cases.
Of those 57, 6 have recovered and those patients removed from the following list. Known active locations are as follows: California: 1 in Humboldt County 2 in San Benito County, 1 in Santa Clara County, 2 in San Diego County, 1 in Los Angeles County 1 in Orange County. Massachusetts: 1 in Suffolk County Nebraska: 12 in Douglas County Texas: 6 in Bexar County Wisconsin: 1 in Dane County
Global cases outside of China:
Afghanistan 1, Algeria 1, Australia 22, Austria 2, Bahrain 26, Belgium 1, Cambodia 1, Canada 11,Croatia 1, Egypt 1, Finland 1, France 12, Germany 16, Greece 1, India 3, Iran 139, Iraq 1, Israel 2, Italy 325, Japan 157, Kuwait 12, Lebanon 1, Malaysia 22, Nepal 1, Oman 2, Philippines 3, Republic of Korea 1,261, Russian Federation 2, Singapore 90, Spain 2, Sri Lanka 1, Sweden 1, Switzerland 1, Thailand 37, United Arab Emirates 13, United Kingdom 9, Viet Nam 16.
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This is Coronavirus 4-1-1. The latest Coronavirus info for Tuesday February 25th, 2020. The White House requests $1.25 billion from congress to fight the virus.As the repatriated citizens from the Diamond Princess are added to the list, the number of U.S. cases jumps to 53, according to ABC News. However, 6 of those patients have recovered notes NBC News including 2 in Illinois, 2 in California, 1 in Arizona and 1 in Washington State. The New York Times reports the Deputy Health Minister in Iran has tested positive for COVID-19 as numbers continue to grow there. Iran has 95 confirmed cases with 15 deaths. The Times also reports that a hotel on the Spanish resort island of Tenerife has a reported case and guests are being told to stay in their rooms. There are about 1000 guests booked in the hotel. Austria and Croatia confirm their first cases according to The Guardian.Global case totals as reported by CNBC show 80,200 cases with 2,704 deaths.
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There have been 53 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. This includes 39 “repatriated” individuals including those passengers infected on the Diamond Princess and 14 U.S. cases.
Of those 53, 6 have recovered and those patients removed from the following list. Known active locations are as follows: California: 1 in Humboldt County 2 in San Benito County, 1 in Santa Clara County, 2 in San Diego County, 1 in Los Angeles County 1 in Orange County. Massachusetts: 1 in Suffolk County Nebraska: 12 in Douglas County Texas: 6 in Bexar County Wisconsin: 1 in Dane County
Global cases outside of China:
Afghanistan 1, Australia 22, Austria 2, Belgium 1, Cambodia 1, Canada 11,Croatia 1, Egypt 1, Finland 1, France 12, Germany 16, India 3, Iran 95, Iraq 1, Israel 1, Italy 283, Japan 144, Kuwait 3, Lebanon 1, Malaysia 22, Nepal 1, Philippines 3, Republic of Korea 893, Russian Federation 2, Singapore 89, Spain 2, Sri Lanka 1, Sweden 1, Thailand 35, United Arab Emirates 13, United Kingdom 9, Viet Nam 16.
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This is Coronavirus 4-1-1. The latest Coronavirus info for Monday February 24th, 2020. Newsweek reports a 26% increase in cases outside of China on Sunday, bringing the total number of global cases to 78,800. Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait all confirm their first case of COVID-19 according to the New York Times. Worldwide markets have been affected by ramifications of the virus with the Dow plunging more than 950 points on the opening bell, NBC News reports. The Guardian has reported the 7th death in Italy since Friday. There is conflicting information coming out of Iran as Iranian media has the country’s death toll at 50, while recent official numbers have it at 12 according to the AP. Either count gives Iran the highest death toll outside of mainland China. Italy and Iran are the latest countries added to the CDC travel watch list, as level 1, travel with “usual precautions”. Japan, South Korea and China are also on the list with higher level alerts.
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There are 35 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. The total is for 21 “repatriated” individuals and 14 U.S. cases. Known locations are as follows: Arizona: 1 in Maricopa County California: 1 in Humboldt County 2 in San Benito County, 1 in Santa Clara County, 2 in San Diego County, 1 in Los Angeles County 1 in Orange County. Illinois: 2 in Cook County Massachusetts: 1 in Suffolk County Nebraska: 11 in Douglas County Texas: 1 in Bexar County Wisconsin:1 in Dane County
Global cases outside of China:
Afghanistan 1, Australia 22, Belgium 1, Cambodia 1, Canada 9, Egypt 1, Finland 1, France 12, Germany 16, India 3, Iran 61, Iraq 1, Israel 1, Italy 219, Japan 105, Kuwait 1, Lebanon 1, Malaysia 22, Nepal 1, Philippines 3, Republic of Korea 833, Russian Federation 2, Singapore 89, Spain 2, Sri Lanka 1, Sweden 1, Thailand 35, United Arab Emirates 13, United Kingdom 9, Viet Nam 16.
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