Coronavirus Tracker: Latest Numbers In Pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA — Thanks to this interactive tool created by Johns Hopkins University, Pennsylvania residents can easily track how many confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in their state in real time. Created by the university's Centers for Systems Science and Engineering, the map not only tracks confirmed cases but also active cases and, in some states, the number of deaths.

The dashboard was created to visualize and track reported cases of the new coronavirus, officially called COVID-19, in real time, according to weekly medicine journal The Lancet. It also provides researchers, public health authorities and the general public with a user-friendly tool to track the outbreak as it unfolds.

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For cases in the United States, the Johns Hopkins team curates data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as state health departments.

COVID-19 is caused by a member of the coronavirus family that's a close cousin to the SARS and MERS viruses that have caused outbreaks in the past. The symptoms are similar to seasonal influenza, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Both are infectious respiratory illnesses, but they're caused by different viruses.

See the latest global and U.S. confirmed cases and deaths from Johns Hopkins

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