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

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 will be keeping track of the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 4 p.m. on March 2, 2020.

FLORIDA: 2 confirmed cases

• 23 people have been tested
• 185 people being monitored

UNITED STATES: 91 confirmed cases

• 45 former passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, site of a recent outbreak and quarantine
• 3 Americans who were in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak
• 17 people believed to have contracted the virus through travel
• 26 people who got sick from another person in the U.S. including some who don't know who was the source was
• 10 states have cases
• 5 deaths. All in Washington state

AROUND THE WORLD

• 70 countries affected
• More than 89,000 infected around the world
• More than 3,000 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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