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CDC confirms the first US coronavirus case of 'unknown' origin. The California patient was hospitalized for days before getting tested
By Sarah Moon, Christina Maxouris , CNN
Updated 1439 GMT (2239 HKT) February 27, 2020
(CNN)For the first time, a US patient has contracted novel coronavirus with no clue as to where it came from.
The California patient didn't travel anywhere known to have the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. And the patient wasn't exposed to anyone known to be infected.
That means this could be the first US case of "community spread" of the virus.
The Solano County resident was admitted to UC Davis Medical Center last week but wasn't tested until Sunday for coronavirus, according to a letter sent Wednesday to UC Davis staff and obtained by CNN. That's because the patient "did not fit the existing CDC criteria" for such testing, the letter said.
This case is significant, Dr. Dean Blumberg, an infectious disease specialist at UC Davis Medical Center, told CNN affiliate KCRA.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/27/health/us-cases-coronavirus-community-transmission/index.html
By Sarah Moon, Christina Maxouris , CNN
Updated 1439 GMT (2239 HKT) February 27, 2020
(CNN)For the first time, a US patient has contracted novel coronavirus with no clue as to where it came from.
The California patient didn't travel anywhere known to have the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. And the patient wasn't exposed to anyone known to be infected.
That means this could be the first US case of "community spread" of the virus.
The Solano County resident was admitted to UC Davis Medical Center last week but wasn't tested until Sunday for coronavirus, according to a letter sent Wednesday to UC Davis staff and obtained by CNN. That's because the patient "did not fit the existing CDC criteria" for such testing, the letter said.
This case is significant, Dr. Dean Blumberg, an infectious disease specialist at UC Davis Medical Center, told CNN affiliate KCRA.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/27/health/us-cases-coronavirus-community-transmission/index.html
