COLUMBUS, Ohio - The number people in Ohio who are being tested for coronavirus increased to eight - - the highest number of testing at a single time since the epidemic began.

Meantime, there are no confirmed cases in Ohio. There are 11 negative tests.

And 255 people are or have been under public health supervisions, which means self-quarantine because they have recently returned from a country with a high number of infections.

By Monday afternoon, there had been over 111,000 confirmed cases worldwide, including almost 3,900 deaths, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracking tool.

There were 600 cases in the U.S. across at least 35 states and Washington, D.C. There have been 22 deaths in Washington, Florida and California.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday recommended travelers defer all cruise ship travel.

It also is asking people to self-quarantine for 14 days if they have returned not only from China, Iran, Italy and South Korea, which are also being hit by cases.

CDC screeners at this time are only meeting people coming in from China and Iran 11 airports and notifying state health departments of their identities.

On Saturday, Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton announced that the state’s health lab began testing for COVID-19 for the highest risk people -- the elderly, people with compromised immune systems and health care workers. LabCorp., a private company with facilities in Ohio, was testing lower-risk people, which is only allowed after medical providers eliminate other infections, such as flu or respiratory illnesses, and sign an order.

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