A second person died in Washington State and New York reported their first patient as the coronavirus continued its stubborn march across the United States on Monday.
The number of deaths worldwide has risen above 3,000 and the number of confirmed cases has reached nearly 90,000. In the United States., two deaths and more than 80 cases have been reported.
The two deaths in the United States occurred over the weekend at Evergreen Health in King County, Washington. The victims were men who had underlying health conditions.
President Donald Trump will meet with pharmaceutical leaders later Monday to discuss the national effort to fight the epidemic.
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New York: “There will be more”
“We said very early on that this was not the case but the moment,” Cuomo said at a press conference. “It’s New York, we’re a gateway to the world. To see all of these cases around the world, across the country, of course, we’re going to have it here.”
Cuomo said that the risk remains low in New York and that the challenge is containment. The tests will help with that, he said, by setting a goal of 1,000 tests a day in a week.
Washington State Reports Second Death
In Washington State, King County on Sunday evening reported its second death from the virus, a man in his forties “with underlying health conditions,” according to a press release. He died Saturday at Evergreen Health. Officials said on Saturday morning that a man in his 50s, who also suffered from underlying health conditions, died in the same hospital.
The state has also confirmed at least four other cases, bringing the total in King County, which includes Seattle, to 10. All new cases were residents of the long-term care facility LifeCare. Governor Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency after the announcement of the first death.
How many people have died from coronavirus?
The death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide was 3,048 Monday morning, according to a Coronavirus dashboard managed by Johns Hopkins University. More than 2,900 of them were in mainland China and more than 2,800 of them were in Hubei Province, the epicenter of the epidemic. Iran reported 54 deaths, Italy 34 and South Korea 26.
How many cases of coronavirus are there in the United States?
The Johns Hopkins University coronavirus dashboard lists 86 cases in the United States. The number is expected to increase considerably as the tests become more widespread. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have expanded the screening criteria for coronaviruses and are expected to allow all local and regional health departments to begin testing this week.
Common signs of infection are fever, cough, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing. If the infection gets worse, it can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, or even death.
A petition on Change.org to cancel the sprawling SXSW conference and festivals due to fears of the spread of the coronavirus has swelled to more than 16,000 signatures. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, a keynote speaker, is among the groups and guests who have withdrawn from the event scheduled to begin March 13 in Austin, Texas. SXSW attracts tens of thousands of people from around the world for 10 days of cinema, technology and music. Austin public health officials said there were “no imminent plans to postpone a current event”, including SXSW, which has an annual economic impact of nearly $ 400 million on the region . SXSW has never been canceled in 37 years of existence. – Rick Jervis, USA TODAY Governor Ron DeSantis declared a public health emergency after two Florida residents tested “presumed positive” for the coronavirus. A suspected positive case means that the patient has been tested positive by a public health laboratory and is awaiting confirmation tests at the CDC. Cases have been reported in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, and in Manatee County, just to the south. “The two remain isolated at the moment,” said the Florida Department of Health in a press release. – Zac Anderson, (Sarasota) Herald-Tribune Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of the coronavirus epidemic, has closed one of its 16 makeshift hospitals due to a steady decline in new cases, state media reported. The Chinese mainland has reported 202 new confirmed cases, the lowest number in six weeks, the National Health Commission announced on Monday. More than 80,000 cases have been confirmed across China in less than three months, the vast majority of them in Hubei Province, where Wuhan is located. “While the climb has stopped, the global battle is far from over,” said Zhou Jiaxi, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg criticized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sunday in a Facebook post after the CDC released a patient who later tested positive for the coronavirus. Nirenberg said the patient was quarantined, fully treated, tested negative for the virus twice, and was released from the Texas Center for Infectious Disease in San Antonio on Saturday. A third test came back positive, said Nirenberg. “This incident is exactly why we asked federal officials to accept the advice of our local medical community,” said Nirenberg. – Brandon Mulder, Austin American statesman The Rhode Island Department of Health announced on Sunday evening that a teenage girl had tested positive for the virus, just hours after announcing that a man in his forties was the state’s first case. The teenager is at home with mild symptoms, officials said in a statement. The two patients made the same trip to Europe in mid-February, the statement said. The Saint Raphael Academy of Pawtucket, which organized the trip, will be closed for the rest of the week. The petitioners wish the cancellation of the SXSW festival
Florida reports first two cases
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