CDC Disease Director: Low Number of U.S. Coronavirus Cases ‘Reflection of Aggressive Containment Efforts’; U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump to 71
By Breitbart. The still low number of cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States is “a reflection of the aggressive containment efforts of the U.S. government,” said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
In a press briefing Friday, Nancy Messonnier, M.D., said:
Because of the aggressive U.S. efforts at our border strategy the number of cases has been low. And we have been able to focus our efforts on travelers and their close contact based on our evaluation of who is at highest risk. We will continue to modify our approach. In terms of diagnostic testing, additional labs are coming on-line and additional test kits are on their way now.
Messonnier cautioned, however, about the possibility of additional cases of infection.
Reports of community spread of #COVID19 in California, Oregon & Washington raise concern about the immediate threat for COVID-19 for certain communities in the US. However, most people in the U.S. have little immediate risk of exposure to the virus. https://t.co/gYHI0wblwj
— CDC (@CDCgov) February 29, 2020
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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump to 71
By New York Post. The number of coronavirus cases in the US stood at 71 early Sunday, according to the Center for Disease Control officials. . .
The remaining cases were mostly from the West Coast, including 12 confirmed in California and six from the Seattle area. One of those patients, a middle-aged man in his 50s, died overnight Friday, becoming the first reported fatality on US soil.
Illinois has three cases, all in Chicago. The remaining states with cases have just one patient each: Wisconsin, Oregon, Texas, Arizona and Massachusetts, where a Boston patient has since recovered. (Read more from “U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump to 71” HERE)
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