The patient is a returning traveler from Wuhan, China.
... [+]Photo by: Cavallini James/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe patient is a returning traveler from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the disease. “The infected person presented themselves for care once they noticed that they were not feeling well and is currently receiving medical treatment,” the Los Angeles Health Department said in a statement.
Local officials said there is no immediate threat to the general public. The health department said that people should not be excluded from activities based on their race, country of origin or recent travel if they are not showing signs of the illness. Officials confirmed the third U.S. case in Orange County, California earlier Sunday. The other cases were verified this week in Everett, Washington and Chicago.
Chinese officials have so far reported 56 deaths and confirmed 2,000 more cases as the virus continues to spread to
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