Longer than you think.
Here are some quick facts of common material COVID-19 can live on:
- Steel: Up to 72 hours.
- Plastics: Up to 72 hours.
- Cardboards: Up to 24 hours.
- Glass: Up to 96 hours.
- Copper: Up to 4 hours.
All the above data was provided by the New England Journal of Medicine.
Current COVID-19 infection data:
- Worldwide: 1,844,410
- Recovered: 421,497
- Deaths: 113,672
The United States as of 5:00 p.m. today:
- Confirmed: 558,768
- Recovered: 32,904
- Deaths: 22,021
