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By The New York TimesUpdated March 21, 2020, 2:36 P.M. E.T.
The coronavirus pandemic has sickened more than 292,500 people, according to official counts. As of Saturday afternoon, at least 12,784 people have died, more than two-thirds of them outside mainland China. As the map below shows, infected people have been detected in at least 154 countries.
There is evidence on six continents of sustained transmission of the virus. The C.D.C. has advised against all non-essential travel throughout most of Europe, and to South Korea, China and Iran. And the agency has warned older and at-risk Americans to avoid travel to any country.
Cases | Deaths | New cases | |
---|---|---|---|
Mainland China | 81,008 | 3,255 | Jan. 22 Mar. 20 |
Italy | 53,578 | 4,825 | |
Spain | 24,926 | 1,326 | |
United States | 21,365 | 266 | |
Iran | 20,610 | 1,556 | |
Germany | 16,662 | 46 | |
France | 14,459 | 562 | |
South Korea | 8,799 | 102 | |
Switzerland | 6,113 | 56 | |
U.K. | 5,018 | 233 |
While the outbreak is a serious public health concern, most people who contract the coronavirus do not become seriously ill, and only a small percentage require intensive care. Older people and those with existing health conditions, like heart or lung disease, are at higher risk.
Follow the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak.
The number of known coronavirus cases in the United States continues to grow quickly. As of Saturday afternoon, there have been at least 21,365 cases of coronavirus confirmed by lab tests and 266 deaths, according to a New York Times database.
See our page of maps, charts and tables tracking every coronavirus case in the U.S.
The New York Times is engaged in a comprehensive effort to track details about every confirmed case in the United States, collecting information from federal, state and local officials around the clock. Many people are infected despite having no known connection to previous cases, which suggests local, person-to-person spread of the virus.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to surge across Europe, there are now more total confirmed cases outside of China than inside China, the country where the virus first spread.
Many of the cases across Europe have been traced back to Italy, which has one of the world’s largest outbreaks. At least 53,578 people have tested positive as of Saturday afternoon.
The outbreak is believed to have begun in a seafood and poultry market in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people in central China. The virus seems to spread very easily, especially in confined spaces, making containment efforts difficult. It is difficult to know how many people who contract the virus die, but some early estimates put the fatality rate at roughly 1 percent.
The precise dimensions of the outbreak are hard to know. Not all infected people have received a diagnosis, and some countries, like Singapore, have more proactive testing and containment efforts than others do.
Experts’ understanding of how the virus spreads is still limited, but there are four factors that likely play a role: how close you get; how long you are near the person; whether that person projects viral droplets on you; and how much you touch your face.
If your community is affected, you can help reduce your risk and do your part to protect others by following some basic steps:
• Wash your hands! Scrub with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, and then dry them with a clean towel or let them air dry.
• Keep distance from sick people. Try to stay six feet away from anybody showing flu- or cold-like symptoms, and don’t go to work if you’re sick.
• Prepare your family, and communicate your plan about evacuations, resources and supplies. Experts suggest stocking at least a 30-day supply of any needed prescriptions. Consider doing the same for food staples, laundry detergent and diapers, if you have small children.
Here’s a complete guide on how you can prepare for the coronavirus outbreak.
Note: Data are based on reports at the time of publication. At times, officials revise reports or offer incomplete information.
By Jin Wu, Allison McCann, Keith Collins, Karen Yourish, Sarah Almukhtar, Rich Harris, Jon Huang, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Derek Watkins, Anjali Singhvi, Jugal K. Patel and Scott Reinhard. · Mitch Smith, Amy Harmon and Mike Baker contributed reporting.
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