Here Is What We Know About The Coronavirus At-A-Glance 3-16-20
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 5:00 p.m. on March 16, 2020.
FLORIDA: 160 confirmed cases
- 142 Florida residents
- 5 deaths
- Broward: 39
- Miami-Dade: 23
- 25 out of 67 counties reporting confirmed cases
- 816 negative test results, 848 pending test results
UNITED STATES: 4,060+ confirmed cases
- 49 states and District of Columbia have cases
- 85 deaths in 16 states
AROUND THE WORLD
- 155 countries/regions affected
- More than 181,500 infected around the world
- More than 7,100 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.
