Coronavirus: How to track the virus spread across the world as cases top 200,000 - CNET

You can track the spread of coronavirus with an online dashboard.

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The deadly coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, and you can use an online dashboard to keep up with all reported cases. The Center for Systems Science and Engineering has built a tool pulling in data from the World Health Organization, as well as the centers for disease control in the US, China and Europe. It shows all confirmed, suspected and recovered coronavirus patients, as well as deaths.

Coronavirus updates

Coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has so far killed more than 9,800 people and infected over 240,000. Cases have been confirmed in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Australia and the Pacific, with the illness exhibiting pneumonia-like symptoms. It was first reported to the World Health Organization on Dec. 31, 2019, with Chinese scientists linking the disease to a family of viruses known as coronaviruses that include the deadly SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). 

As of 5:00 p.m. PT on March 19, the dashboard showed 9,843 deaths. There are 81,155 confirmed cases in mainland China, 41,035 in Italy, 18,407 in Iran, 17,963 in Spain, 15,320 in Germany, 13,159 in the US, 10,886 in France, 8,565 in South Korea, 4,075 in Switzerland and 2,716 in the UK. The dashboard shows the virus has spread to 160 countries, with even the smallest areas including Faroe Islands and Vatican City reporting cases. Around 84,000 people have recovered from the virus.

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The dashboard shows deaths in China, the US, the UK, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Philippines, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Morocco, Panama, Belgium, Poland, Lebanon, San Marino, Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Egypt, Sudan, Greece, Argentina, Albania, Algeria, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Martinique, Slovenia, Slovakia, Moldova, Malaysia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cuba, Dominican Republic and the Diamond Princess cruise ship.

This post was originally published Jan. 24 and is constantly updated.

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