The first coronavirus death has been reported in Miami, FL. Mayor Francis Suarez will be holding a press conference at 2PM EST with more information to discuss details of measures to be taken in addition to declaring a state of emergency.

Authorities confirm a second patient has been hospitalized with the virus.

Coronavirus infections begins with flu-like symptoms similar to those caused by the common cold but can lead to to death by heart failure or pneumonia, especially among older people.

The patient had a case of acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Information about the death comes hours after President Donald Trump announced he would restrict travel from Europe on Wednesday night.

Officials are withholding the identity of the deceased patient for now, but will provide additional information as they are made available.

Officials in Miami are considering closing four high-risk public places – including Atlantic Beach – as the outbreak of the coronavirus continues to worsen in the United States.

The death in the warm-weather tourist town of Miami on Thursday morning brought the total worldwide number of people killed by the virus to more than 4,000, and total worldwide number of infected to more than 130,000.

Correction: We corrected an error with the reported number of people who have contracted the virus from “over 4,000” to “over 4,000 worldwide.” We apologize for any confusion this might have caused.

Correction: We corrected the error where number of dead was mis-reported as number infected. The information should be accurate now.