Maps show coronavirus spread around the globe; 89,000 infected

Confirmed novel coronavirus cases by country 80,026 Mainland China Source: Johns Hopkins The Center for Systems Science and Engineering Data updated 3/2/2020 at 10:35 PM UTC Confirmed novel coronavirus cases by country 80,026 Mainland China Source: Johns Hopkins The Center for Systems Science and Engineering Data updated 3/2/2020 at 10:35 PM UTC Photo: Johns Hopkins Mapping 2019-nCoV Photo: Johns Hopkins Mapping 2019-nCoV Image 1 of / 45 Caption Close Maps show coronavirus spread around the globe; 89,000 infected 1 / 45 Back to Gallery

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The coronavirus outbreak that began in central China in December is continuing its spread around the globe.

The number of cases has multiplied as of Monday to nearly 90,000 in more than 60 countries, according to world health officials, who are advising governments to prepare for outbreaks while simultaneously cautioning against the risks of unnecessary fears or stigma. The death toll has reached more than 3,000.

By comparison, the flu infects some 1 billion people per year and causes 291,000 to 646,00 deaths worldwide.

Active outbreaks are springing up outside of China, including in South Korea, Italy and Iran. China today reported 202 new cases, the smallest increase in cases since January.

You can see the spread of the pneumonia-like virus in the maps above from Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering. The maps are regularly updated with data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

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Health officials have recorded 88 cases in the United States, including people evacuated from Wuhan and the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. Two deaths have been reported in the U.S., both in the Seattle suburbs.

The first U.S. case was a Washington state man who had visited China, but several recent cases in the U.S. have had no known connection to travelers.

California has 27 cases and Washington state now has 12. Researchers said the virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected in Washington.

In California, two health care workers in the San Francisco Bay area who cared for an earlier coronavirus patient were diagnosed with the virus on Sunday, the Alameda and Solano counties said in a joint statement.

The health care workers are both employed at NorthBay VacaValley Hospital in Vacaville and had exposure to a patient treated there before being transferred to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, the statement said. That patient was the first person in the U.S. discovered to have contracted the coronavirus with no known overseas travel.

Alameda County declared a state of emergency on Sunday following the news.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Amy Graff is a digital editor with SFGATE. Email her news tips and photos at agraff@sfgate.com.

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