Coronavirus news, updates and information for 03-11-2020 COVID-19 AM Alert

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This is Coronavirus 4-1-1.  The latest Coronavirus info for Wednesday March 11th, 2020.  The U.S. now has more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Michigan and South Dakota report their first infections. There have been 31 fatalities.  The Governor of Massachusetts has declared a “State of Emergency” as cases in the state have more than doubled.  70 of the 92 cases are related to employees of a biotech company.  The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. Treasury may push back the April 15th tax deadline due to the virus.  Google has recommended that all of their employees in North America work from home for the next month, reports CNN.  In an effort to contain the virus in New Rochelle, New York state has set up a 1 mile containment zone and called in the National Guard for assistance.  Coachella and Stagecoach, two large outdoor music festivals, are delaying the shows from April to October. Global cases total, 120,944.

The locations of U.S. and country diagnoses in a moment.

There have been 1039 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 38 states and the District of Columbia.Known active locations, are as follows: Washington 279, California 178, New York 142,  Massachusetts 92,  Texas 30, Florida 23, Georgia 22, Illinois 19, Colorado 17, Nebraska 16, New Jersey 15, Oregon 14, Iowa 13, Pennsylvania 12, Maryland and South Carolina 9, Kentucky and Virginia 8, North Carolina and Tennessee 7, Arizona, Indiana, Louisiana 6, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Dakota 5,  District of Columbia, Nevada 4, Minnesota, Ohio, Utah, Wisconsin 3, Connecticut, Hawaii, Michigan, Oklahoma 2, Kansas, Missouri, Vermont 1. 

Global cases outside of China with 10 or more cases: Italy 10, 149, Iran 9,000, Republic of Korea 7,755,  France 1,784, Spain 1,736, Germany 1,613, Japan 581, Switzerland 491, Norway 401, Netherlands and United Kingdom 382, Sweden 355, Denmark 340, Belgium 267, Austria 206, Bahrain 189, Singapore 160, Malaysia 129, Australia 107, Canada 93, Greece 89, Iceland 81, Israel 76, United Arab Emirates 74, Kuwait 72, Iraq 71, Czech Republic 63, India and San Marino 60, Egypt and Thailand 59, Lebanon 52, Philippines 49, Portugal 41, Finland 40, Vietnam 38, Brazil, Ireland and Slovenia 34, Indonesia 27, Palestine 26, Poland and Romania 25, Qatar 24, Georgia 23, Algeria, Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia 20, Argentina and Pakistan 19, Oman 18,  Chile and Ecuador 17, Croatia 15, Costa Rica, Estonia and South Africa 13, Hungary and Serbia 12, Azerbaijan and Peru 11, Albania 10.  Brunei, Guernsey, Mongolia and Panama all report their first cases.

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