On February 25, 2020, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Daniel B. Jernigan, MD1; CDC COVID-19 Response Team (View author affiliations)An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread throughout China and to 31 other countries and territories, including the United States.Fourteen cases have been diagnosed in the United States, in addition to 39 cases among repatriated persons from high-risk settings, for a current total of 53 cases within the United States.
The U.S. government and public health partners are implementing aggressive measures to slow and contain transmission of COVID-19 in the United States.Interim guidance is available at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/index.html.