COVID-19 reaches 147 areas worldwide; new cases in China declining

As of March 17, 147 countries, areas, or territories reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to catastrophe risk modelling firm AIR Worldwide. The country most affected by the outbreak has been China, which has reported 82,007 cases and 3,338 deaths; however, China has also reported that the number of new cases there has continued to decline due to early and aggressive containment measures.