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Florida reports first deaths on East Coast
Florida health officials announced late Friday that two people who tested positive for coronavirus have died – the first deaths on the East Coast linked to the virus. The Florida Department of Health said the two people had traveled overseas, but did not say specifically where they had traveled. Seven people in the state have …
Race to increase testing as COVID-19 spreads in U.S. and elsewhere
The coronavirus that emerged late last year and spread from central China was in almost 80 countries Wednesday morning, with outbreaks growing fast in South Korea, Italy, Iran and the United States. At least nine people have died of the COVID-19 disease in the U.S., all of them in Washington state and most of them …
Outbreak spreads in South Korea and Italy as CDC warning rattles markets
The coronavirus epidemic that started in China late last year continues to spread around the world, with hundreds more cases confirmed in South Korea on Wednesday and Italy and Iran racing to try and control smaller, but equally worrying outbreaks. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans Tuesday to be prepared for …
South Korea races to contain outbreak as virus fears slam stock markets
South Korea was racing Tuesday to contain the largest outbreak of the new coronavirus outside China, as the new COVID-19 disease claimed more lives there and spread farther in Italy — Europe’s first significant cluster of cases. The nearly 1,000 cases and 10 confirmed deaths from the illness in South Korea pushed the global tally …
County Officials Declare Precautionary Public Health Emergency Amid Coronavirus Cases – NBC 7 San Diego
Local and federal health officials are expected to provide an update on the coronavirus cases in San Diego County Friday afternoon. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and area hospitals are all scheduled to speak at the press conference. Health experts also spoke …
Coronavirus death toll mounts in China as U.S. braces for long fight, more cases
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the new coronavirus, which has killed almost 1,400 people and is still spreading in China, could be around for at least another year. With the Chinese government reporting 121 more deaths and more than 5,000 new cases Thursday alone, the illness dubbed COVID-19 …
11 cases of coronavirus confirmed in U.S. as worldwide numbers grow; First death outside China reported in Philippines
Three more cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed in the U.S. on Sunday, all in California, bringing the total number of people in the country with the disease to 11. The weekend also saw the first death blamed on the the flu-like outside of China. As of Monday morning there were at least 17,205 …
Health Officials Confirm 2nd, 3rd, 4th Cases of Coronavirus in Bay Area and Neighboring County – NBC Bay Area
A woman in the San Francisco Bay Area who became ill after returning from a trip to China has become the ninth person in the U.S. to test positive for a new virus, health authorities said Sunday. Within hours, two more cases of the virus were confirmed in San Benito county, just below Gilroy, bringing …
Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Sen. Markey Wants Trump to Name Global Health Chief – NECN
Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., discussed steps he thinks the federal government should take to address the threat of a new virus Sunday, the day after confirmation of the first case in the state. Sen. Edward Markey visited the Cambridge Health Alliance in Everett, Massachusetts on Sunday, according to his office. Markey, the ranking member of …
Americans hope for evacuation from Wuhan as death toll rises
About 1,000 Americans were still stuck in the Chinese city at the center of the new coronavirus outbreak Tuesday, many hoping for seats on a U.S. government-chartered flight expected to leave early Wednesday. Anxiety in Wuhan, a quarantined city of 11 million people — and across Asia — was spreading as fast as the deadly …
