NC Has First Confirmed Coronavirus Case in Wake County
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) listens during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on "An Emerging Disease Threat: How the U.S. Is Responding to COVID-19, the Novel Coronavirus" on March 3, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)
North Carolina has its first confirmed “presumptive positive” case of Coronavirus, according to Governor Roy Cooper.
Cooper said in a press conference this afternoon, that the Wake County resident had traveled to the state of Washington and was around a long-term care facility.
@NC_Governor Cooper
— NC Emergency Management (@NCEmergency) March 3, 2020
healthy and safety of North Carolinians is our TOP priority. Today confirmed first presumptive positive. Wake County resident traveled to Washington state. Local health dept. officials working to see who else may have been exposed.
🔴WATCH LIVE: Gov. Cooper and his Coronavirus task force live media briefing. https://t.co/OimOUHJ7KR
— Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) March 3, 2020
More to come on this breaking story.
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