By Sara G. Miller and Jiachuan Wu
U.S. health officials are closely monitoring for coronavirus cases in the United States.
This map will be updated as more cases in the U.S. are confirmed. As of March 12, there were more than 1,500 cases confirmed in the U.S., based on NBC News reporting.
Two Florida deaths, the first known U.S. fatalities outside the West Coast, were reported Friday. Since then deaths have been confirmed in South Dakota, Georgia and New Jersey. In total, 40 people have died in the U.S.
At least 16 patients have recovered: Six in California, five in Nebraska, two in Illinois, one in Washington, one in Arizona and one in Wisconsin.
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