[DoughtyOne]

Just addressing the numbers outside China: (at this moment)

Global infection numbers: 896

Infections on Diamond Princess (D.P.): 454

D. P. infections compared to total Outside China figure: 50.67%

Cases outside China, not including the D.P. figures: 442

Growth of Outside China Figures not including the D.P. numbers.

15th: 6.37%
16th: 6.73%
17th: 3.27% (still accruing)

Growth including D.P. numbers:

15th: 27.06%
16th: 03.57%
17th: 14.43% still accruing)

Five deaths have occurred outside of Mainland China.

Three of fifteen cases in the U. S. have been declared recovered,
and there have been no deaths.

[Jim Noble]

The Diamond Princess situation is very, very important.