US confirms 57 Coronavirus cases

The latest tally of Coronavirus cases in the United States has jumped to 57, the US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced.

Iran Press/America: The tally now includes 40 passengers who were aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, three people repatriated from China and 14 US cases, the CDC said.

Of the 14 US cases, two of them were the result of person-to-person transmission, one coming in California and the other in Illinois, health officials said, according to CNN.

The breakdown of US cases is eight in California, two in Illinois and one each in Massachusetts, Washington, Arizona, and Wisconsin.

The three patients repatriated from China came from Wuhan, the epicenter of the Coronavirus outbreak, according to the CDC.

News of the uptick in US cases comes as the worldwide count topped 80,000 people, the overwhelming majority in China. At least 2,700 people have died.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the world should do more to prepare for a possible coronavirus pandemic.

The emergence of hundreds of cases outside China -- namely, in Italy and South Korea -- has served to disrupt global supply chains, corporate profits, and American and international markets.

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