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[Mindy D]

The New York Times is reporting that the number of new cases of the coronavirus rose by 60% overnight. They are also reporting that infections are exceeding 4,500 cases and that a shortage of test kits had led experts to warn that the actual number of cases could be higher. From https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/world/asia/china-coronavirus.amp.html

NBC News is reporting that:

“Coronavirus cases have also been confirmed in China, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, France, Australia, Malaysia, Nepal, Germany, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Canada. More than 4,500 people have been sickened, mostly in China, and 106 have died since the start of the month...”Jan. 28, 2020, 11:03 AM EST

By Sara G. Miller and Jiachu

There is a discrepancy concerning reports from the Chinese health agency that say that the virus can be transmitted by persons that are asymtomatic. Initial testing of one family with early cases showed that a child tested positive for the virus and that this child had no symptoms. There is also controversy surrounding reports that a case has been found of a person that became ill with the virus in early December, preceding the cases that are connected with infections stemming from the market in Wunan. The patient did not visit the Wunan market. The CDC has issued a statement that it is not in agreement with the spread of the virus by asymptomatic patients. This could be due to the CDC requiring more evidence before accepting this from the Chinese health agency and other Chinese government agencies.

[CrazyDaisy]

Some perspective might be helpful....was this in the US, China, worldwide?

[chrystaltree]

It doesn't matter if there are test kits or not; it's a virus.  There's no cure, no vaccine.  It's not particularly deadly.  It's out there and it's not going away and we all know there will be many, may more cases before it's over.  Depending on the patient's travel history and contacts; they quarantine and treat the symptoms. Guaranteed there are more case than reported, many times more just as there are with the flu because people get sick but they don't always go to doctor.  Especially with something like this where the symptoms aren't much different than a cold.  

[Johnnyeager]

China has seen an overnight increase in the number of cases of the fast-spreading coronavirus, identified as 2019-nCoV, that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and which is now being blamed for 25 deaths, according to a published report.

The Chinese National Health Commission said confirmed cases of this coronavirus have risen to 830, and 25 deaths are now attributed to the disease, the Associated Press reported.

[chrystaltree]

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@CrazyDaisy wrote:

Some perspective might be helpful....was this in the US, China, worldwide?

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It's China.  

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[Mindy D]

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@CrazyDaisy wrote:

Some perspective might be helpful....was this in the US, China, worldwide?

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@CrazyDaisy This is the known number of cases that have been TESTED and CONFIRMED worldwide. 

[cherry]

Putting this into perspective

Casualties

Date	8 December 2019 – ongoing (1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location	First identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China
As of 28 January 2020:
4,685 confirmed cases with 106 deaths

Less than 3 % died which means you have over  a 97% chance of recovery..That doesn't sound too scary to me

[Mindy D]

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@CrazyDaisy wrote:

Some perspective might be helpful....was this in the US, China, worldwide?

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@CrazyDaisy This is the known number of cases that have been TESTED and CONFIRMED worldwide. 

[Mindy D]

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@cherry wrote:

Putting this into perspective

Casualties

Date	8 December 2019 – ongoing (1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location	First identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China
As of 28 January 2020:
4,685 confirmed cases with 106 deaths

Less than 3 % died which means you have over  a 97% chance of recovery..That doesn't sound too scary to me

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@cherry Just to piggyback in your comment, so far there have been zero deaths of the five confirmed US cases. 

[cherry]

@Mindy D  for the sake of those terrified it is best to not sensationalize things like this. Some people are filled with fear of this ,and that is never a good thing