CDC reports first U.S. case of coronavirus from China

Jan 21, 2020 - 03:01 PM
cdc-update

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed today that a Washington state man was diagnosed Monday with coronavirus after returning from the Wuhan, China, region. Officials said the man in his 30s remains in stable condition after medical staff safely transported him to Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Wash., and placed him in isolation as a precaution. The individual traveled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Jan. 15 and contacted health care providers with symptoms Jan. 19. In addition to San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles airports, health screenings will begin this week at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport. While CDC says that this isolated case poses little risk to health care workers and the public, it expects more cases to appear in the U.S. For more information, see CDC’s updated guidance and 2019-nCoV information page.

Related News Articles

Headline
AHA invites organizations to join Sepsis Champions Leadership Series
The AHA's Living Learning Network is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch the Sepsis Champions Leadership Series. These…
Headline
CDC: Flu activity remains high, COVID-19 increasing while RSV peaks 
Respiratory illness activity remains high across the country, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Seasonal flu…
Headline
CDC alerts clinicians to accelerate type A flu subtyping in hospitalized patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type A influenza samples from…
Headline
California child presumed positive for bird flu 
The San Francisco Department of Public Health Jan. 10 announced a presumptive positive case of H5N1 bird flu in a child after they experienced symptoms of…
Headline
OSHA ends efforts to establish COVID-19 safety standard 
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Jan. 13 announced that it terminated efforts to establish a final COVID-19 safety standard to protect workers…
Headline
Louisiana reports first H5N1 bird flu death in U.S.
The Louisiana Department of Health yesterday announced that a patient hospitalized last month for H5N1 bird flu has died, becoming the first U.S. death from…