'The spectrum of this illness is much broader than was originally presented,' Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the CDC, said.
In less than two months, a new coronavirus infected nearly 47,000 people in 25 countries, killing more than 1,360 people.
On Thursday, the World Health Organization confirmed an additional 1,826 cases and 254 more people lost their lives to COVID-19, the virus' official name. It's taken the biggest toll on people in China, where the virus originated, and only six of the new cases involved people from outside of China. In addition to the 1,826 new cases, WHO said China reported 13,332 clinically diagnosed cases were from the Hubei Province, where Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, is located. However, those cases aren't included in the total numbers because WHO only reports laboratory-confirmed cases.
In countries other than China, Thailand was the first country to confirm a case to WHO and, since that January 13 report, it has identified the virus in 32 more people. Singapore has had the most non-China cases, 50, followed by Japan with 29, South Korea with 28 and Malaysia with 18. Other cases, per WHO's Thursday
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