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  030820  This is Coronavirus 4-1-1.  The latest Coronavirus info for Sunday March 8th, 2020.  Italy has quarantined up to 16 million people in the Central and Northern provinces, including the cities of Milan and Venice.As cases of COVID-19 grew by more than 1,200 on Saturday to 5,883.  The quarantine, which will last until April 3rd, is one of the most aggressive steps taken outside of China, relays the BBC.  Virginia, Washington DC, Missouri and Kanas are the latest states to confirm COVID-19 within their borders. The United States has 437 cases in 32 states and The District of Columbia. Washington State announces two additional deaths, bringing total fatalities in the U.S. to 19.States not yet infected are preparing by increasing their testing capacity and cutting down on large gatherings, according to The New York Times.  The Grand Princess Cruise ship, which had been waiting off the coast of California, will be allowed to dock in Oakland, California on Monday.  The 3500 on board will then enter a two week quarantine.  There are 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on board.Global cases have reached 107,559 according to Johns Hopkins University. The locations of U.S. and country diagnoses in a moment.There have been 437 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 32 states and the District of Columbia.Known active locations, are as follows: Washington 110, California 99, New York 89, Texas 19, Nebraska 14, Massachusetts 13, Florida 12, Colorado 8, Georgia 7, Illinois and Oregon 6, Arizona 5, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania 4, Maryland and Rhode Island 3, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia 2, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Wisconsin 1.  We have updated how we are reporting global cases outside of China.If there are less than 10 cases in a country, with no substantial day to day change, we will not report that country. Global cases outside of China with 10 or more cases: Republic of Korea 7,314, Iran 6,566, Italy 5,883, France 949, Germany 939, Spain 589, Japan 461, United Kingdom 273, Switzerland 268, Netherlands 265, Sweden 203, Belgium 169, Norway 157, Singapore 150, Austria 104, Malaysia 93, Bahrain 85, Australia 76, Greece 66, Kuwait 62, Canada 60, Iraq 54, Iceland and Thailand 50, United Arab Emirates 45, India 39, San Marino 36, Lebanon 28, Denmark 27, Czech Republic 26, Israel and Portugal 25, Finland 23, Palestine 22, Vietnam 21, Algeria, Brazil and Ireland 19, Oman 16, Egypt and Russian Federation 15, Ecuador 14, Georgia and Romania 13, Croatia, Qatar and Slovenia 12, Saudi Arabia 11, Estonia 10. Columbia, Maldives and Serbia report their first cases. Another Coronavirus 411 update daily.  Find the latest information at C-D-C dot GOV-slash-Coronavirus or ask your smart speaker for “The Coronavirus 4-1-1 Podcast”.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.