Coronavirus At-A-Glance 3-28-20
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 7 p.m. on March 28, 2020.
FLORIDA: 4,038 confirmed cases
- Broward: 820
- Miami-Dade: 1,121
- Monroe: 22
- 567 hospitalized
- 56 deaths
- 47 out of 67 counties reporting confirmed cases
- 43,2071 people tested
- 37,327 negative test results
UNITED STATES:
- 121,117 across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
- 2,010 deaths in US states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico.
AROUND THE WORLD
- 177 countries/regions affected
- More than 659,367 infected around the world
- More than 30,475 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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