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Martin Schwartz/PEOPLEUpdates:. There are now at least 555,371 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States, the most worldwide. At least 22,056 people in the U.S. Have died from coronavirus-related illness.
The U.S. Has the most cases in the world, over three times more than the next country.
Worldwide, there are now 1,864,629 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 115,286 deaths. Italy officially surpassed China in number of deaths related to the virus on March 19, but on April 11, the U.S. Became the country with the most deaths. The first cases of a mysterious respiratory illness — what is now known as — began in Wuhan, China in late December. Since then, leading the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency, the first since the zika epidemic in 2016.At first, this coronavirus was contained to China, but with hundreds of flights leaving and landing from the city of 11 million each day. Soon, as people flew from the area to different countries, the coronavirus reached more countries, including the United States. 26, California health officials — meaning someone had contracted coronavirus despite no recent travel, and had likely unknowingly come in contact with someone with the disease.
From there, the number of U.S. Cases jumped up, particularly in New York, where health officials are conducting extensive testing.The, in a Washington state woman in her 50s with pre-existing health conditions., in a man in his 70s who also had pre-existing health conditions and was living in a long-term nursing facility near Seattle.
The U.S., Canada and Mexico also mutually agreed to close the shared borders to non-essential travel.Trump declared a national state of emergency in the U.S. On March 13 as the number of cases rise. However, the true number of cases is unknown, largely due to a.Though China, Italy and several other nations with high case totals have enforced full lockdowns on citizens, Trump has declined to do so in the U.S. Instead, many states, counties and cities have chosen to, limiting residents with non-essential jobs from leaving their homes, except for groceries and other vital tasks. The CDC also says that the best prevention methods, other than, are — careful handwashing, avoiding touching the face, moving away from people who are coughing or sneezing and at signs of illness.As information about the coronavirus pandemic rapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication.
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