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030720  This is Coronavirus 4-1-1.  The latest Coronavirus info for Saturday March 7th, 2020.  Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. rise by more than 100 in 24 hours, as Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Oklahoma and South Carolina all record their first cases.  There are now 340 cases in 28 states.  Florida reports two fatalities, bringing the total number in the U.S. to 17 lost lives.  The CDCC recommends that older persons and those with chronic health conditions, “stay home as much as possible”.  Test results are back for passengers on the Grand Princess Cruise ship off the California coast, with 21 testing positive for the virus.  There are more than 3500 people on board.  In Austin, the South by Southwest conference has been cancelled for the first time in 34 years.  Amtrak is suspending the nonstop Acela service between New York and Washington.Stanford joins The University of Washington and Seattle University in cancelling all in person classes, according to The New York Times.  Classes and finals will now take place remotely. In Italy, the Leader of the Democratic Party, announced that he has tested positive for the virus, reports The Washington Post.  Via Facebook, Nicola Zingaretti said he is in isolation at home and feeling “fine”. There are 102, 471 global cases according to Johns Hopkins University. The locations of U.S. and country diagnoses in a moment.There have been 340 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 28 states.  Known active locations, are as follows: Washington 86, California 79, New York 44, Texas 19, Nebraska 14, Colorado and Massachusetts 8, Florida 7, Illinois 6, New Jersey 4, Arizona, Georgia, Maryland, Rhode Island 3, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah 2, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, 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 7,041, Iran 4,747, Italy 4,636, Germany 670, France 653, Japan 420, Spain 401,  Switzerland 214, United Kingdom 164, Singapore 130, Netherlands 128, Belgium 109, Norway 108, Sweden 101, Malaysia 83, Austria 66,  Australia 63, Bahrain 60, Kuwait 58, Canada 54, Thailand 50, Iraq 48, Greece, Iceland and United Arab Emirates 45, India 31, Denmark and San Marino 23, Lebanon and Palestine 22, Israel 21, Czech Republic 19, Ireland and Vietnam 18, Algeria 17, Oman 16, Egypt and Finland 15, Brazil, Ecuador, Portugal, Russian Federation 13, Croatia 12, Estonia 10.  Malta, Peru and Togo 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.