Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said while the risk to average Americans from the new coronavirus remained low, he cautioned, ‘this can change rapidly’
- Washington state health officials reported the first patient death from coronavirus in the United States on Saturday, according to a news release, as federal and local health officials scramble to contain the rapidly spreading disease.
The report of the first coronavirus death in the United States capped a week of stock market upheaval and escalating concern among state and federal health officials about the spread of the disease, which has infected more than 60 people in the United States and spread across 46 countries.
Taken together, the four cases are a sign the virus is now spreading within at least four separate locations on the U.S. West Coast spanning nearly 900 miles , from California’s Silicon Valley region in Santa Clara County north to the Puget Sound near Seattle.U.S. health authorities say it means the respiratory disease that has infected nearly 80,000 people and killed more than 2,800 in China is no longer an imported phenomenon but has taken up residence in the United States.
Local media reported that the illness of two of the patients - a school employee in Oregon and an elementary school student in Washington - have already led to their respective schools being closed temporarily. Harborview Medical Center's home assessment team, including Michelle Steik, Lucy Greenfield, and Krista Reitberg prepare to visit the home of a person potentially exposed to novel coronavirus, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, U.S. February 29, 2020. REUTERS/David RyderUntil this week, the CDC had counted just 15 confirmed cases in six states as having been detected through the U.S. public health system since Jan. 21.
In particular, individuals should be more vigilant about basic hygiene measures, such as washing hands often, avoiding touching their faces, covering coughs and sneezes and staying home from school or work whenever ill, Cody said.
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