The novel coronavirus has killed more than 3,400 people, and infected over 101,400
There are 437 cases of coronavirus in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as state and local governments.
There are 49 cases from repatriated citizens from Wuhan (3) and the Diamond Princess (46), according to the CDC. Twenty-one, meanwhile, are from the Grand Princess cruise ship being held off California.
According to CNN Health’s tally of US cases that are detected and tested in the United States through US public health systems, 367 cases are in 30 states, bringing the total of coronavirus cases to 437.
This includes presumptive positive cases that tested positive in a public health lab and are pending confirmation from the CDC, and confirmed cases have received positive results from the CDC.
Quarantined Egyptian cruise ship has 45 coronavirus cases
A quarantined cruise ship in Egypt carrying 171 people now has 45 confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to state-run Al-Ahram news agency.
The Luxor Nile traveled from Aswan to Luxor, where it is now docked. Of the 45 people infected, 19 were from other countries besides Egypt, said Egypt’s health minister Hala Zayed.
“They [all the recently-announced cases] are now on their way to be isolated in a hospital in Marsa Matrouh,” Zayed said.
The new cases aboard the cruise bring the total number of cases in Egypt to 48, according to Al Ahram.
Three South American countries announce new round of coronavirus cases
Brazil, Chile and Paraguay all announced new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday.
Paraguay
Paraguay’s health ministry announced the country’s first case of the novel coronavirus. The health ministry wrote on its official Twitter account that the case is a young Paraguayan national who came from Ecuador and who is now in good health and in home quarantine.
Brazil
Four more cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Brazil, according to the country’s health ministry, bringing the national total to 17. The new cases include three people in Sao Paulo and one in Rio de Janeiro. The health ministry said all of the new cases were imported.
Chile
A 20-year-old who recently traveled in Europe, including in Spain, tested positive for coronavirus in Chile, according to the country’s health ministry. The case is the seventh in Chile, the ministry said.