US Cases Rise to More Than 500: Coronavirus Updates From March 8

Workers disinfect the shrine of the Shiite Saint Imam Abdulazim to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Shahr-e-Ray, south of Tehran, Iran, March, 7, 2020. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

The new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, have spread to more than 80 countries and territories around the world, killing thousands.

Below are March 8 updates. For March 9 updates, click here.

US Cases Rise to More Than 500

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the United States has risen to over 500, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at John Hopkins University.