Prognosis
U.S. Identifies First Coronavirus Case Without Outbreak Ties
- ‘At this time, the patient’s exposure is unknown,’ CDC says
- Hospital working to save patient’s life, according to report
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U.S. health authorities said they’ve identified the first case of coronavirus that doesn’t have known ties to an existing outbreak, a worrying signal that the virus is circulating in the U.S. despite reassurances from the Trump administration that it’s contained.
The hospital where the patient is being treated in California described one of the more serious cases of infection seen so far in the U.S., according a report in a local newspaper, with the patient arriving after being intubated and put on a ventilator.