Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S.
Updated February 24, 2020
CDC is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. The outbreak first started in Wuhan, China, but cases have been identified in a growing number of other international locations, including the United States. This page will be updated regularly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
| Travel-related | 12 |
| Person-to-person spread | 2 |
| Total confirmed cases | 14 |
|---|---|
| Total tested | 426 |
* This table represents cases detected and tested in the United States through U.S. public health surveillance systems since January 21, 2020. It does not include people who returned to the U.S. via State Department-chartered flights.
† Numbers closed out at 4 p.m. the day before reporting.
| Wuhan, China | Diamond Princess Cruise Ship‡ | |
|---|---|---|
| Positive | 3 | 36 |
† Numbers closed out at 4 p.m. the day before reporting.
‡ Cases have laboratory confirmation and may or may not have been symptomatic.