Media Relations (404) 639-3286The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed additional travel-related infections of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United States, this time in Arizona and California.
These patients recently returned to the U.S. from Wuhan, China, where an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus has been ongoing since December 2019.
This brings the total number of 2019-nCoV infections detected in the United States to five.Based on the patient’s travel history and symptoms, healthcare professionals suspected 2019-nCoV.
Clinical specimens were collected and sent to CDC, where laboratory testing confirmed infection with 2019-nCoV. Investigations are underway to determine.