The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 continues to grow in the US. Mike Pence, the vice-president, is overseeing the US response to the coronavirus. So far, 80% of patients experience a mild form of the illness, which can include a fever and pneumonia, and many of these cases require little to no medical intervention. That being said, elderly people and those with underlying conditions such as diabetes or heart and lung issues are the most vulnerable. The coronavirus death rate in China for people 80 or over in China, in the government’s study of more than 72,000 cases, was 14.8%. Coronavirus updates More data Confirmed cases 26,495 Deaths 336 Recovered 176 Last updated: Mar 21 10:48pm ET Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the US There have been 25,414 confirmed cases across the US so far. The true number of cases is likely to be significantly higher. Source: Johns Hopkins University. Last updated 21 Mar 8:48pm EST State/territory Confirmed cases Last 5 days New York 11,710 Washington 1,793 California 1,364 New Jersey 1,327 Michigan 788 Illinois 753 Florida 659 Louisiana 585 Texas 581 Massachusetts 525 Georgia 507 Pennsylvania 396 Colorado 390 Tennessee 371 Wisconsin 282 North Carolina 253 Ohio 248 Connecticut 194 Maryland 193 South Carolina 171 Nevada 161 Virginia 156 Mississippi 140 Minnesota 138 Utah 136 Alabama 131 Indiana 128 Arkansas 122 Arizona 118 Oregon 114 Kentucky 87 District of Columbia 77 Missouri 74 Maine 70 Iowa 68 Rhode Island 66 Kansas 57 New Hampshire 55 Oklahoma 53 Delaware 45 New Mexico 43 Nebraska 38 Hawaii 37 Idaho 36 Vermont 29 North Dakota 28 Wyoming 23 Montana 21 Puerto Rico 21 Alaska 15 Guam 15 South Dakota 14 West Virginia 8 Source: Johns Hopkins University Niko Kommenda and Pablo Gutiérrez Sun 22 Mar 2020 00.47 GMT