Coronavirus
Where COVID-19 Has Been Confirmed in the U.S.
Around 6,500 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the U.S. as of today, according to the CDC and Johns Hopkins University. As seen in tracking by Johns Hopkins, all states are now affected, with West Virginia logging its first case despite having tested only 137 people so far. Hardest hit are California, Washington state and New York state, where there are currently 720, 957 and a whopping 1,692 active cases. Case numbers in Texas and Pennsylvania have also been rising rapidly and reached 129 and 115, respectively, on Wednesday.
In 18 U.S. states, a total of 114 people have succumbed to the disease. 55 deaths occurred in Washington state, where many of the deceased are connected to nursing homes, with one in King’s county near Seattle hit especially hard.
In late February, news broke that one patient in California tested positive for the disease who had no link to an outbreak epicenter in another country or another coronavirus patient in the U.S. – a phenomenon known as community spread. Several people who were in contact with the individual prior to the diagnosis were told to self-quarantine. Since community spread was not thought a possibility at the time the patient presented him or herself to medical services on February 19, he was not tested for the disease until four days later. Testing capabilities in the U.S. have not improved majorly and it can be assumed that many cases are still going unnoticed.
