The numbers keep climbing.
There were a total of 140,904 cases and a total of 2,405 deaths as of the evening of March 30, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Northern Marianas and the U.S. Virgin Islands have reported cases.
“The United States nationally is in the acceleration phase of the pandemic,” the CDC reports.
The CDC said the cases include imported cases in travelers, cases among close contacts of a known cases and community-acquired cases where the source of the infection is unknown.
Most U.S. states are reporting some community spread of COVID-19, the CDC adds.
Florida had a total of 5,704 cases, including 215 non-Florida residents, as of the most recent data available on the morning of March 31 from the Florida Department of Health, the lead agency addressing the health crisis.
The department also reported that 715 had been hospitalized, and 71 had died.
Locally there were 272 cases, including 265 residents and seven non-residents in Hillsborough County. Forty-five have been hospitalized and two have died.
In Pasco County, there were 38 cases, including one non-resident. Seven have been hospitalized and two have died.
Published April 1, 2020
