Breaking News: Rhode Island reported a coronavirus case, in a person who was in Europe, as officials tried to contain an outbreak near Seattle. Follow our updates.

View in browser | nytimes.com   BREAKING NEWS Rhode Island reported a coronavirus case, in a person who was in Europe, as officials tried to contain an outbreak near Seattle. Follow our updates. Sunday, March 1, 2020 1:02 PM EST The number of confirmed cases worldwide had reached nearly 87,000 as of Sunday, with more than 7,000 cases outside mainland China, where the outbreak began late last year. The virus has now been detected in at least 60 countries. In Washington State, researchers who studied two cases say that the virus may have been spreading there for weeks, suggesting the possibility that up to 1,500 people in the state may have been infected. The case in Rhode Island is the second on the East Coast. Read the latest   ADVERTISEMENT You received this email because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Breaking News Alerts. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to the Times Get the NYT app Change Your Email Privacy Policy Contact Advertise The New York Times Company, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018