A pedestrian wearing a protective face mask carries shopping bags in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The city’s surrounding counties have reported some of the country’s first instances of community transmission.
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- Global cases: At least 103,168, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization
- Global deaths: At least 3,507, according to the latest figures from the WHO
All times below are in Beijing time.
10:45 am: 50 rescued after hotel in China collapses
As of Sunday morning, 50 people have been rescued after a hotel in China’s Fujian province collapsed on Saturday evening, according to Chinese state media.
The hotel in the southeast Chinese port city of Quanzhou was used to quarantine people who had recent contact with coronavirus patients. Around 70 people were trapped in the rubble after it collapsed.
There were two deaths so far, according to local media reports in Fujian.
As of Friday, the province had 296 cases of coronavirus and 10,819 people were placed under observation after being classified as suspected close contacts, according to a Reuters report, citing the Fujian provincial government. — Lilian Wu, Tan
10:30 am: South Korea reports jump of 367 cases
South Korea reported 367 new cases as of Sunday morning, bringing its total to 7,134 cases.
It had six more fatalities to a total death toll of 50, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Tan
10:05 am: US Marine in DC area tests positive
A U.S. Marine in Washington D.C. has tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to the Pentagon.
Pentagon spokesman Jonathon Hoffman said in a tweet that the Marine recently returned from official travel overseas.
A soldier based in South Korea was also infected late last month — the first American service member to test positive for the virus. — Tan
9:40 am: China reports 44 new cases, 27 more deaths
China National Health Commission reported 44 new confirmed cases, and 27 more deaths, as of March 7.
Of the new cases, 41 were in Wuhan in Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak. All the 27 additional deaths were in Hubei.
That brought China’s total to 80,695 cases, and 3,097 deaths. — Tan
All times below are in Eastern time.
6:52 pm: US cases top 400 as states declare emergencies
Authorities in the United States have reported 434 cases of the coronavirus and 19 deaths, according to data compiled by NBC News. Several states have declared emergencies in response to the virus, including California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Utah and Washington. Pennsylvania has issued a disaster declaration and the city of Austin, Texas has issued a local disaster declaration. – Kimball
6:33 pm: New York confirms more than a dozen new cases
New York has identified 13 additional cases of the conronavirus, according to the governor’s office, bringing the statewide total to 89. The new cases are all located in Westchester County.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency earlier in the day in an effort to contain the fast spreading virus. An emergency declaration will allow the state to buy supplies and hire workers more quickly and easily to help the health departments monitoring patients under self-quarantine, Cuomo said during a press conference. – Kimball, Newburger
