Media Relations (404) 639-3286CDC today confirmed another infection with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the United States.
The patient is among a group of people under a federal quarantine order at JBSA-Lackland in Texas because of their recent return to the U.S.
on a State Department-chartered flight that arrived on February 7, 2020.All people who lived or travelled in Hubei Province, China, are considered at high risk of having been exposed to this virus and are subject to a temporary 14-day quarantine upon entry into the United States.
This is the first person under quarantine at JBSA-Lackland who had symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is currently isolated and receiving medical care at a designated hospital.