A yet-to-be identified 60-year-old woman has been diagnosed with coronavirus following the conduct of test across the country including New York to know people who have been infected with the disease.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the 60-year-old woman will be the second person in the US to be infected with the deadly disease after a man in his thirties was discovered and quarantined.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, January 24 announced that the patient is a 60-year-old woman who traveled to Wuhan, China, where the virus originated in late December.
The patient arrived at O’Hare International Airport on January 13 but did not begin experiencing symptoms until several days later.
According to Health officials, the woman appears to be ‘well’ and in stable condition. She is in isolation but it wasn’t revealed which hospital she is in.
It comes as health officials reveal they are testing 63 people in 22 states, including four people who were under isolation in New York state.
Doctors also announced that another 43 people came into contact with the first confirmed US patient, a man in his 30s, who is being quarantined in Washington state
According to report, 945 people have fallen ill since December, mostly in China, and as of Friday, 26 people were confirmed died.
Reacting to the development, President Donald Trump thanked President Xi Jinping and China for its transparency in fighting Coronavirus on his Twitter page.
‘China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!’ Trump wrote.