Here Is What We Know About The Coronavirus At-A-Glance 3-17-20

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – New cases of the coronavirus are surfacing every day across the nation and around the world.

In order to keep you up-to-date and informed, we are keeping track of the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 6:00 p.m. on March 18, 2020.

FLORIDA: 216 confirmed cases

• 196 Florida residents
• 6 deaths
• Broward: 43
• Miami-Dade: 32
• 25 out of 67 counties reporting confirmed cases
• 2294 people tested
• 1061 pending test results
• 1017 negative test results

UNITED STATES: 5,890+ confirmed cases

• 49 states and District of Columbia have cases
• 97 deaths in 17 states

AROUND THE WORLD

• 153 countries/regions affected
• More than 196,600 infected around the world
• More than 7,890 deaths

TO AVOID GETTING SICK

• Wash your hands often for at least 20 seconds
• Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, mouth and face
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick or exhibit symptoms
• Stay home when you are sick
• Cough and sneeze into your elbow, not your hands
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you sneeze, then throw out the tissue and wash your hands
• Disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces
• You do NOT need a facemask if you are healthy. Facemasks should only be used by sick or symptomatic people
• Evaluate your travel plans as conditions warrant; you should rethink traveling to areas that are already under a travel advisory or areas that are experiencing an outbreak of Coronavirus
• Currently, there is no vaccine to protect against the coronavirus and no medications to treat it.

SYMPTOMS

• Mild to severe respiratory illness
• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
• For those with a weakened immune system, the elderly and the very young, there's a chance the virus could cause a lower, and much more serious, respiratory tract illness like a pneumonia or bronchitis.
• Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure

CLICK HERE to see an interactive dashboard showing real-time data of confirmed cases and deaths. Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering created a map that provides the most accurate international tracking of the outbreak of coronavirus, or COVID-19.

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