There were just over 100 confirmed cases in the U.S. one week ago, on March 4, according to the World Health Organization.
A person wearing a protective mask waits for a Bay Area Rapid Transit train in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.COVID-19 cases surpassed 1,000 in the United States on Tuesday as the new flu-like coronavirus sweeps across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
The virus is now present in at least 35 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Almost half of all U.S. cases are in Washington state, California and New York, where the governors have all declared states of emergency to free up funding for communities battling outbreaks.
At least 28 people have died in the U.S. due to the virus, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. TheThere were just over 100 confirmed cases in the U.S. on March 4, according to the World Health Organization. Since then, the virus has spread rapidly from the U.S. epicenter in Washington state across the country.
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