You sure must have heard or read of the infectious disease has spread to the United States. Would you want to know the Cases of COVID-19 Reported in the US by Source of Exposure? COVID-19, over the past few months, has taken its toll on the world and has caused many deaths and setbacks in its wake.
Cases of COVID-19 Reported in the US by Source of Exposure
There are different ways of transmission of the virus. A lot of different persons got infected in different ways. The Cases of COVID-19 Reported in the US by Source of Exposure refers to the confirmed cases of infected persons in the United States classified by the source of exposure to the virus.
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What is COVID-19
COVID-19 which is Coronavirus Disease 2019, is an infectious disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2. This virus attacks the respiratory organs of the human system.
The symptoms of COVID-19 are very similar to the symptoms of a cold. Some of the symptoms are dry cough, high temperature, fever, sneezing, and running nose. In some very serious cases of COVID-19, the symptoms could be shortness of breath, chest pain, tightness of the chest, difficulty in breathing, loss of the sense of taste and smell, conjunctiva congestion and even multi-organ failure.
COVID 19 Update
Some ways one can get infected with the virus are through coming in contact with an infected person, picking up the virus from items touched by an infected person, contacts with droplets containing the virus and also touching surfaces where the virus must have settled on. The virus gets into our body system through our eyes, mouth, and nose.
There are different ways through which the virus is transmitted. Like it is said, the virus only moves when people move. Gatherings, visiting and travelling leaves one exposed to the virus.
One very effective way of getting rid of the virus and staying safe is to wash hands thoroughly and frequently with soap and water. Another is to practice social distancing, avoid any form of gatherings and use sanitizers and disinfectants for hands, clothes and surfaces.
Number of Cases of COVID-19 Reported in the US
The number of COVID-19 cases which has been reported in the United States has been increasing since its first recorded cases. Although the CDC (Center for Disease Control) in the United States has been working tirelessly to make sure control the spread of the disease and also come up with a cure and a possible vaccine for the virus. Below is the number of cases that has been recorded in the different states in the US so far.
Alabama
Confirmed Cases – 2,838
Death Cases – 78
Recovered Cases – 0
Alaska
Confirmed Cases – 235
Death Cases – 7
Recovered Cases – 32
American Samoa
Confirmed Cases – 0
Death Cases – 0
Recovered Cases – 0
Arizona
Confirmed Cases – 3,018
Death Cases – 89
Recovered Cases – 0
Arkansas
Confirmed Cases – 1,202
Death Cases – 24
Recovered Cases – 329
California
Confirmed Cases – 19,472
Death Cases – 541
Recovered Cases – 307
Colorado
Confirmed Cases – 6,202
Death Cases – 226
Recovered Cases – 0
Connecticut
Confirmed Cases – 9,784
Death Cases – 380
Recovered Cases – 0
Delaware
Confirmed Cases – 1,209
Death Cases – 23
Recovered Cases – 173
Florida
Confirmed Cases – 17,968
Death Cases – 419
Recovered Cases – 0
Georgia
Confirmed Cases – 11,483
Death Cases – 416
Recovered Cases – 0
Guam
Confirmed Cases – 130
Death Cases – 4
Recovered Cases – 41
Hawaii
Confirmed Cases – 464
Death Cases – 7
Recovered Cases – 28
Idaho
Confirmed Cases – 1,353
Death Cases – 24
Recovered Cases – 0
Illinois
Confirmed Cases – 17,887
Death Cases – 596
Recovered Cases – 2
Indiana
Confirmed Cases – 6,351
Death Cases – 245
Recovered Cases – 0
Iowa
Confirmed Cases – 1,270
Death Cases – 29
Recovered Cases – 476
Kansas
Confirmed Cases – 1,106
Death Cases – 42
Recovered Cases – 0
Kentucky
Confirmed Cases – 1,452
Death Cases – 79
Recovered Cases – 339
Louisiana
Confirmed Cases – 19,253
Death Cases – 755
Recovered Cases – 0
Maine
Confirmed Cases – 560
Death Cases – 16
Recovered Cases – 202
Maryland
Confirmed Cases – 6,185
Death Cases – 138
Recovered Cases – 376
Massachusetts
Confirmed Cases – 20,974
Death Cases – 599
Recovered Cases – 4,316
Michigan
Confirmed Cases – 22,783
Death Cases – 1,281
Recovered Cases – 5
Minnesota
Confirmed Cases – 1,242
Death Cases – 50
Recovered Cases – 675
Mississippi
Confirmed Cases – 2,260
Death Cases – 76
Recovered Cases – 0
Missouri
Confirmed Cases – 3,539
Death Cases – 77
Recovered Cases – 0
Montana
Confirmed Cases – 354
Death Cases – 6
Recovered Cases – 157
Nebraska
Confirmed Cases – 577
Death Cases – 15
Recovered Cases – 0
Nevada
Confirmed Cases – 2,456
Death Cases – 86
Recovered Cases – 0
New Hampshire
Confirmed Cases – 819
Death Cases – 21
Recovered Cases – 234
New Jersey
Confirmed Cases – 51,027
Death Cases – 1,700
Recovered Cases – 92
New Mexico
Confirmed Cases – 989
Death Cases – 17
Recovered Cases – 0
New York
Confirmed Cases – 159,937
Death Cases – 7,067
Recovered Cases – 13,000
North Carolina
Confirmed Cases – 3,651
Death Cases – 65
Recovered Cases – 0
North Dakota
Confirmed Cases – 269
Death Cases – 5
Recovered Cases – 101
Northern Mariana Islands
Confirmed Cases – 8
Death Cases – 1
Recovered Cases – 0
Ohio
Confirmed Cases – 5,836
Death Cases – 227
Recovered Cases – 0
Oklahoma
Confirmed Cases – 1,684
Death Cases – 80
Recovered Cases – 0
Oregon
Confirmed Cases – 1,321
Death Cases – 44
Recovered Cases – 0
Pennsylvania
Confirmed Cases – 19,979
Death Cases – 416
Recovered Cases – 0
Puerto Rico
Confirmed Cases – 683
Death Cases – 33
Recovered Cases – 0
Rhode Island
Confirmed Cases – 1,727
Death Cases – 43
Recovered Cases – 0
South Carolina
Confirmed Cases – 2,792
Death Cases – 67
Recovered Cases – 0
South Dakota
Confirmed Cases – 447
Death Cases – 6
Recovered Cases – 161
Tennessee
Confirmed Cases – 4,634
Death Cases – 94
Recovered Cases – 921
Texas
Confirmed Cases – 11,671
Death Cases – 226
Recovered Cases – 1,366
U.S. Virgin Islands
Confirmed Cases – 50
Death Cases – 1
Recovered Cases – 43
Utah
Confirmed Cases – 1,976
Death Cases – 13
Recovered Cases – 0
Vermont
Confirmed Cases – 628
Death Cases – 23
Recovered Cases – 0
Virginia
Confirmed Cases – 4,042
Death Cases – 109
Recovered Cases – 0
Washington
Confirmed Cases – 9,608
Death Cases – 446
Recovered Cases – 0
Washington D.C.
Confirmed Cases – 1,523
Death Cases – 32
Recovered Cases – 393
West Virginia
Confirmed Cases – 523
Death Cases – 5
Recovered Cases – 57
Wisconsin
Confirmed Cases – 2,885
Death Cases – 111
Recovered Cases – 0
Wyoming
Confirmed Cases – 239
Death Cases – 0
Recovered Cases – 105
The figures are very unstable and may be higher and time passes. This is because the CDC gives updates on COVID-19 thrice in a week. American Samoa is the only place in the United States of America that has not recorded any case of COVID-19. The numbers obtained from all the states accumulates to Confirmed Cases – 456 676, Death Cases – 16 422 and Recovered Cases – 30,577 in the US.
US Cases of COVID-19 Reported by Source of Exposure
The cases of COVID-19 that has been reported in the United States of America are mostly grouped by the source of exposure to the virus. This specifies where an infected person picked up the virus from.
The various ways of exposure are;
- Now the Exposure through index case (an infected person from the source of the disease).
- Also, Exposure through community transmission (through gatherings and the source cannot be pinned to a point).
- Exposure through personal contact (from infected person one has a personal contact with).
