NEW: 15th patient diagnosed with novel coronavirus in the U.S.
outbreak reported a nearly tenfold increase in cases on Thursday morning, after applying new methodology as to how cases are categorized.
The expanded criteria is meant to ensure"that patients can receive standardized treatment according to confirmed cases as early as possible to further improve the success rate of treatment," the commission said. There are at least 441 cases confirmed in 24 other countries, according to the World Health Organization, which has declared the outbreak a globalSo far, there are only 15 cases confirmed in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The patients are in Arizona, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Washington, Wisconsin and Texas and all but two cases are linked to travel to Wuhan, China.
All those infected with the disease on the Diamond Princess have been brought ashore for treatment, while the other passengers have been confined to their rooms on board as the ship remains quarantined at sea. Passengers are seen on the deck of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with thousands of people quarantined on board due to fears of the new coronavirus, at the Daikaku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, Japan, Feb. 13, 2020.A spokesperson for Princess Cruises, which operates the ship, said"it is our understanding that this will be a phased approach, with the most medically vulnerable guests in the first phase, including older adults with pre-existing health conditions.
Pedestrians holding umbrellas wear face masks as they walk on a road in Tokyo, Japan, on Feb. 13, 2020.The spokesperson also confirmed the 44 new cases. Earlier in the week, the spokesperson told ABC News that 23 Americans were among those infected. It's unclear whether the latest cases include any additional U.S. citizens.
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