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BREAKING: More than 300 cases of coronavirus confirmed in the US
There are at least 304 cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States as of Friday evening, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as state and local governments.
According to CNN Health’s tally of US cases that are detected and tested in the United States through US public health systems, 255 cases have been detected in 28 states.
After including the 49 cases in repatriated citizens, the total number of coronavirus cases in the United States is 304.
This total includes both presumptive positive cases that tested positive in a public health lab and are pending confirmation from the CDC, and confirmed cases that have received positive results from the CDC.
A total of 15 people have died from the virus in the United States -- 14 in Washington state and one in California.