Coronavirus reported in 49 US states
International Desk Published: 14 March 2020, 12:06 PM
| Updated: 14 March 2020, 12:13 PM
The deadly epidemic, novel coronavirus, has been detected in 49 US states out of 50, making West Virginia the only state yet to report a case, reports CNN.
The United States now has 2,204 cases of the coronavirus and 49 deaths, said state and local health agencies and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
70 cases are repatriated citizens, like those evacuated from mainland China and the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
2,134 cases were detected and tested in the US.
These include presumptive positive cases, that have tested positive in public health labs and are pending final confirmation from the CDC lab.
US territories have also reported cases; Puerto Rico just confirmed its first three cases today.
