Latest on COVID-19 cases worldwide

First cases have emerged in several countries in the past 24 hours.

Ecuador: Ecuadorian woman in her 70s who returned from Spain on Feb. 14. She had pre-existing medical conditions and "is in intensive care".

Luxembourg: Man in his 40s who recently returned from Italy. The patient was isolated in a Luxembourg hospital and his family members were in quarantine

Ireland: Man who had returned from northern Italy.

Qatar: 36-year-old Qatarian who recently returned from Iran. He is in stable condition.

Additionally, the U.S. has reported its first death from COVID-19 after a man in his 50s died in the state of Washington. A state of emergency was declared in the state following his death.

The victim is said to have no history of travel contact with known COVID-19 cases, health officials in Washington said.

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Italy: Officials say by Saturday a total of 1,049 people have tested positive for the new coronavirus in the country. Fifty-two percent of the them are under house quarantine, 38 percent have been hospitalized and 10 percent are in intensive care. Apart from that, there have been 29 deaths and 50 people who have recovered. 

France: As of Saturday, there are 100 confirmed cases, of which two were fatal and 12 have recovered. Nine are in critical condition.