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California declared a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus Wednesday as a cruise ship was held off the coast over fears of a new outbreak. The measures came as the death toll in the United States hit 11, including the first fatality in California, and lawmakers in Congress agreed to provide read more...
Over 2,800 people have died of COVID-19 in over 82,000 cases worldwide.
A California patient being treated for novel coronavirus is the first US case of unknown origin, CDC officials said.
When the patient was first admitted to the hospital, the individual did not fit the existing criteria for COVID-19, UC Davis Medical Center said.
Coronavirus Northern California: Solano County resident treated after possible 'community exposure'
It took several days to test a coronavirus patient in Northern California who might be the first to have contracted the disease through community exposure in the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a patient in California is the first U.S. case that apparently did not involve travel or close contact with a traveler. CBS News' Elise Preston joined CBSN AM with the latest on what President Trump and federal health officials have to say about the coronavirus outbreak.
California is coming to terms with the growing threat posed by coronavirus, as two communities issued emergency orders and a patient in Northern California was described by authorities as potentially the first in the U.S. to contract the disease through community. Officials have stressed that the number of cases in California remain low, and there are no signs of an outbreak. But health ...
The patient had contact with dozens of healthcare workers.
LOS ANGELES - It took several days to test a coronavirus patient in Northern California who might be the first to have contracted the disease through community exposure in the United States. The individual is a resident of Solano County and is receiving medical care in Sacramento County, according to the state Department of Public Health. University of California, Davis officials said the ...
In the state, 33 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and of those, 24 either were evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship or returned on repatriation flights from China.
A Northern California woman is the first U.S. case of possible human-to-human transmission in the general public
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that health officials are moni...
A Northern California woman, the country's first case in a patient without known ties to foreign travel, was not tested for several days after she was hospitalized because she didn't fit CDC criteria.
Coronavirus: Gov. Newsom says Calif. is prepared for first COVID-19 case with unknown origin
A northern California woman is believed to be the first to contract the virus with no connection to travel or other cases
Thirty-three people in the state have tested positive for the virus, and at least 8,400 people who have returned from overseas are being monitored.
The California patient who tested positive for the coronavirus days after being hospitalized is in serious condition and intubated, California Rep. John Garamendi told CNN's Erin Burnett.
California is currently monitoring 8,400 people for the coronavirus as doctors try and work out how a woman in the state contracted the illness without any connection to a likely origin. Multiple health care personnel who were exposed to the patient in the days before her diagnosis are also being kept in isolation and even quarantine. Governor Gavin Newsom announced that federal officials have promised to send more testing kits as part of the government’s emergency initiative to increase coronavirus testing capabilities nationwide. Carter Evans is in California reporting on how the state is attempting to contain the disease.
California has a second case of community transmission of the coronavirus, a 65-year-old resident of Santa Clara County who has no known history of travel to countries hit hard by the outbreak, people familiar with the case said Friday.
A second person in California appears to have contracted the new coronavirus through community transmission, according to news reports.
A second person in California has been diagnosed with the coronavirus despite a lack of known ties to other infected patients or areas, a further sign that the disease is likely spreading in some parts of the U.S.
Health authorities in California are reportedly confirming a second coronavirus case in
California public health labs will be getting new novel coronavirus detection kits from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials said Friday. The state will “immediately receive” an additional shipment that could test up to 1,200 people, the California Department of Public Health said. Sign up for our Newsletters “The availability to test at California’s public health laboratories is a significant step forward in our ability to...
A second novel coronavirus case of "unknown origin" was discovered in the state of California on Friday, after a Santa Clara County resident reportedly tested positive for the disease.
An older adult woman from California is the second case of unknown origin of the novel coronavirus, health officials in Santa Clara County said Friday.
The Santa Clara Public Health Department announced a third case of coronavirus in the county possibly transmitted through community spread, which brings the total number of coronavirus cases in California to 10 and the total number of cases in the U.S. to 63.