- Total Confirmed Cases Worldwide: 138,156, (up from 127,388 on the 12th, over 9% increase). On Saturday, 3/14, @ 5:00 p.m. the numbers were over 145,000, an increase of ----.).
- Total Confirmed Deaths Worldwide: 5,080 (up from 4,641 yesterday, over 9% increase),
- Total Confirmed Recoveries Worldwide: 70,437 (up from 68,327 yesterday)
- 132 Countries have confirmed cases (up from 125 yesterday) 4 more have suspected cases
- 9% of Active Cases are considered serious (requiring hospitalization), down from 11% yesterday and down from 19% just 2 weeks ago, 3% of patients require ICU
- US has 1,762 Confirmed Cases up from 1,336 cases, (over 7.6% increase); and 41 Deaths up from 38 confirmed deaths yesterday. (Up over 9%)
- In the US, only Alabama, Alaska, West Virginia and Maine don't have at least 1 case.
- Italy has the 2nd highest total number of cases after China, with 15,113 Cases as of Friday morning, and over 1,016 dead,
- Italy's official Case Fatality Rate is over 8% of confirmed cases have resulted in death, the highest official CFR in the world.
Apple Has Reopened All Stores in China https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3075060/apple-reopens-all-its-stores-china-shorter-hours-amid-signs
- Perhaps an indicator that "This too shall pass", Apple has reopened all 42 stores across Mainland China.
- China's regional VP for China reports that all stores have been fully disinfected and all employees will be wearing surgical masks and gloves for the time being.
- Across China, more than 75% of local businesses have reopened, in a hopeful sign that quarantines, isolation and social distancing practices can work to slow the disease to the point where hospitals can manage the number of infections.
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