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In Italy, 778 new confirmed cases. 49 people died from coronavirus on Friday. Their highest single-day increase in deaths so far.

The death toll from novel coronavirus in Italy surged today, marking the highest daily increase since the start of the virus outbreak in the country. Angelo Borrelli, head of the Italian Civil Protection Agency, said today that 49 people had died in the last day, bringing the country wide death toll to 197.

The total number of confirmed cases in Italy rose by 778 on Friday, bringing the total number in the country to 4,636.

Borrelli said the median age of the people who have died from the virus in Italy is 81 years of age.

44 people confirmed to have coronavirus across New York.

At least 44 people have been confirmed to have the coronavirus across New York, Gov.

Andrew Cuomo said at an afternoon press conference.

The majority of these cases are related to the Westchester lawyer, Cuomo said.
Eight of those confirmed cases are in Westchester County and three are in Nassau County, he said.

Cuomo said at least 4,000 people are under a "precautionary quarantine." This means they were in the proximity of someone that may have tested positive, returned back from travel from a level 2 or 3 country and aren’t showing symptoms.

There are now 79 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Washington state, and 14 deaths.

Washington state health officials are reporting that there are now 79 cases of Coronavirus in four counties in the state, according to the state's Department of Health website.

King County, which includes Seattle, is reporting 58 cases. Snohomish County has 19 cases. Grant and Jefferson counties each have one case.

Evergreen Heath announced that its 12th novel coronavirus patient has died at its hospital in Kirkland, Washington.

This raises the coronavirus death toll in Washington state to 14, including two past coronavirus fatalities reported at other locations in Washington.

US CDC says older adults should “stay at home as much as possible” due to coronavirus.

Amid a coronavirus outbreak in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted new guidance on its website, encouraging older people and people with severe chronic medical conditions to “stay at home as much as possible.”This advice is on a CDC website that was posted Thursday.

The CDC says early data suggests older people and people who have severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung, or kidney disease are at higher risk for more serious illness from the novel. coronavirus. The CDC says older people are twice as likely to become seriously ill if they become infected with the virus.

Some context: This advice from the CDC comes as two top infectious disease experts with ties to the federal government have advised people over 60 and those with underlying health problems to strongly consider avoiding activities that involve large crowds, such as traveling by airplane, going to movie theaters, attending family events, shopping at crowded malls, and going to religious services.

Another previous Grand Princess cruise passenger is now infected.

A sixth person who was previously aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship that voyaged last month from San Francisco to Mexico is confirmed to have been infected with novel coronavirus.

The person, who did not feel well upon arriving home from the cruise, is a resident of Ventura County in Southern California, according to Ventura County Public Health. The patient has since remained at home with mild symptoms, according to county officials, only leaving to receive medical treatment.

The patient’s spouse, who also remains under home quarantine, was also on the cruise but does not have symptoms.

https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-n...hnk/index.html


Tesla CEO Elon Musk says ‘the coronavirus panic is dumb’ as tech peers shift to remote work.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Friday that people are overreacting about the deadly COVID-19, while health officials across the world prepare for a possible pandemic.

“The coronavirus panic is dumb,” Musk said on Twitter to his more than 31 million followers. Musk does not have a background in medicine or virology.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/tesl...c-is-dumb.html

The snake-oil salesman has spoken!