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A second coronavirus case of unknown origin has been confirmed in the
United States, health officials in the San Francisco Bay Area
announced Friday.
The case in Santa Clara County comes after authorities two days
earlier said a woman in Solano County may have been the first case in
the country to contract the virus through exposure in the community.
Both incidents have placed Northern California as the epicenter of
what officials are calling the turning point in the spread of the
highly contagious coronavirus.
“This new case indicates that there is evidence of community
transmission but the extent is still not clear,” said Dr. Sara Cody,
Health Officer for Santa Clara County and Director of the County of
Santa Clara Public Health Department. “I understand this may be
concerning to hear, but this is what we have been preparing for. Now
we need to start taking additional actions to slow down the spread of
the disease.”
The new case is the third confirmed case of coronavirus in Santa Clara
County. The woman in this latest confirmed case did not travel to any coronavirus-affected areas or knowingly come into contact with an
infected person, officials said.
Authorities said the new confirmed case in Santa Clara County also is
not tied to the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was docked in
Japan with passengers quarantined. Passengers were evacuated, with
dozens transported earlier this month to Travis Air Force Base in
Fairfield for coronavirus quarantine.
Several of those passengers have since been transported to other Bay
Area hospitals for treatment and isolation.
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/coronavirus/another-coronavirus-case-confirmed-in-bay-area/2244511/
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