Monitor CoronaVirus -5 March 2020 – California declares a state of emergency

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Key Points:

• Confirmed cases 95 484
• Deaths 3286
• US State of California declares a state of emergency
•  China’s National Health Commission said there were 139 additional cases and 31 new deaths as of Wednesday

 

California declared a state of emergency after a coronavirus-related death in the state, where there are at least 53 confirmed cases.

California declared a state of emergency after a coronavirus-related death in the state. There are currently at least 53 confirmed cases in California. Earlier on Wednesday, local health officials in California announced the state’s first COVID-19 death in Placer County, bringing U.S. fatalities to at least 11.

The State of California is deploying every level of government to help identify cases and slow the spread of this coronavirus,” said Governor Gavin Newsom

 

Coronavirus throughout the world

As new infections in China slow, the virus is rapidly spreading throughout the world. There are now more than 14,500 confirmed cases of the virus in 79 countries and territories outside mainland China, including at least 272 deaths.

 

Here’s the full list, with places reporting deaths highlighted:

1. Afghanistan (1 case)
2. Algeria (2 cases)
3. Andorra (1 case)
4. Argentina (1 case)
5. Armenia (1 case)
6. Australia (52 cases, 2 deaths)
7. Austria (10 cases)
8. Bahrain (49 cases)
9. Belarus (6 cases)
10. Belgium (1 case)
11. Brazil (3 cases)
12. Chile (2 cases)
13. Cambodia (1 case)
14. Canada (34 cases)
15. Croatia (6 cases)
16. Czech Republic (5 cases)
17. Denmark (3 cases)
18. Dominican Republic (1 case)
19. Ecuador (10 cases)
20. Egypt (2 cases)
21. Estonia (1 case)
22. Finland (3 cases)
23. France (212 cases, 4 deaths)
24. Georgia (1 case)
25. Germany (158 cases)
26. Gibraltar (1 case)
27. Greece (9 cases)
28. Hong Kong (103 cases, 2 deaths)
29. Hungary (1 case)
30. Iceland (3 cases)
31. India (29 cases)
32. Indonesia (2 cases)
33. Iran (2,922 cases, 92 deaths)
34. Iraq (35 cases, 2 death)
35. Ireland (6 cases)
36. Israel (15 cases)
37. Italy (3,089 cases, 107 deaths)
38. Japan (1,023 cases, 12 deaths)
39. Jordan (1 case)
40. Kuwait (56 cases)
41. Latvia (1 case)
42. Lebanon (13 cases)
43. Lithuania (1 case)
44. Luxembourg (1 case)
45. Macao (10 cases)
46. Malaysia (50 cases)
47. Mexico (5 cases)
48. Monaco (1 case)
49. Nepal (1 case)
50. Netherlands (7 cases)
51. New Zealand (3 cases)
52. Nigeria (1 case)
53. North Macedonia (1 case)
54. Norway (15 cases)
55. Oman (12 cases)
56. Pakistan (5 cases)
57. Philippines (3 cases, 1 death)
58. Portugal (4 cases)
59. Qatar (7 cases)
60. Romania (3 cases)
61. Russia (6 cases)
62. San Marino (1 case)
63. Saudi Arabia (1 case)
64. Senegal (2 cases)
65. Singapore (112 cases)
66. Slovenia (1 case)
67. South Korea (5,766 cases, 35 deaths)
68. Spain (209 cases, 2 death)
69. Sri Lanka (1 case)
70. Sweden (13 cases)
71. Switzerland (18 cases)
72. Taiwan (41 cases, 1 death)
73. Thailand (47 cases, 1 death)
74. Tunisia (1 case)
75. Ukraine (1 case)
76. United Arab Emirates (27 cases)
77. United Kingdom (87 cases)
78. United States* (159 cases total, 11 deaths)
79. Vietnam (16 cases)

*Includes presumptive positive cases from public health labs pending confirmation from the US Centers for Disease Control.

Source CNN here

 

 

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