Nature: Communication - Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
We identified seasonal human coronaviruses, influenza viruses and rhinoviruses in exhaled breath and coughs of children and adults with acute respiratory illness. Surgical face masks significantly reduced detection of influenza virus RNA in respiratory droplets and coronavirus RNA in aerosols, with a trend toward reduced detection of coronavirus RNA in respiratory droplets. Our results indicate that surgical face masks could prevent transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses from symptomatic individuals.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2
PA
COVID-19 Cases in Pennsylvania*
Negative Positive Deaths
53,695 8,420 102
https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Cases.aspx
NC
Updated daily by 11 a.m. each day. Last updated 11:25 a.m., April 3, 2020.
Cases/ deaths/ tests/ current hospitalized/ counties
2,093 19 31,598 259 86
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/covid-19-case-count-nc
NV
Statewide, the number of COVID-19 cases reported in Nevada reached 1,514 as of Friday morning, per the state’s health agency. More than 14,500 people have been tested, with 13,018 coming back negative.
Four deaths have also been reported in Washoe County, bringing the total number of fatalities in Nevada to 43.
https://news3lv.com/news/local/coronavirus-related-deaths-in-clark-county-rise-to-39-cases-up-to-1279
MS
1,358 cases, 29 fatal:
https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,21882,420,873.html