Coronavirus Update (3/8/20)

Update at 4pm ET:

There are currently 484 cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths in the U.S.

CDC current risk assessment:

• The virus is not currently widespread.
• The risk to the general public is considered low.
• Healthcare workers and those in contact with exposed people are at elevated risk.

Resources:

• QUICK FACTS AND INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS 2019 AND COVID-19
• Johns Hopkins Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases Tracker 
• Bloomberg’s Mapping the Coronavirus Outbreak Across the World
• Worldometer for current U.S. case and death count
• CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) page 
• WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak page
• NBC News live updates