UPDATE: Coronavirus COVID-19 in Virginia — two cases confirmed in Fairfax
FORT BELVOIR - Virginia has two confirmed positive COVID-19 cases.
A United States Marine at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to a release from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH).
Governor Ralph Northam and cabinet officials have been briefed.
According to a tweet from Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman, the Marine had recently returned from an overseas assignment. He is being treated at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital.
Officials at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital and the VDH are working cooperatively and according to longstanding public health protocols, the release said. The teams are in regular and close communication with federal, state, local and private sector partners, the release said.
General wellbeing authorities alert that proof has not been seen of COVID-19 spreading in Virginia and said the hazard is low.
The City of Fairfax has a second presumptive positive case of COVID-19 coronavirus, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
The second individual began to develop symptoms of respiratory illness on Feb. 28. The individual is a resident of the City of Fairfax in their 80s who traveled on a similar Nile River cruise as other positive COVID-19 coronavirus patients, a release said.
The patient was hospitalized on March 5 and remains in stable condition.
Health officials will provide more information on these case investigations and what is being done to identify and monitor other close contacts and protect the health of Virginians, the release said.
There are currently seven tests pending in the state and 139 people currently under public health monitoring, according to the VDH. There have been 31 negative tests in the state.
Public health officials remind people in Virginia and on military installations to take the following precautions:
• Avoid close contact with individuals who are wiped out.
• Avoid contacting your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Wash your hands regularly with cleanser and warm water for at any rate 20 seconds.
• Use liquor based hand sanitizer that contains at any rate 60 percent liquor if cleanser and water are inaccessible.
• Cover your hack or wheeze with a tissue, at that point toss the tissue in the junk.
As of March 7, there have been 14 novel coronavirus passings in the U.S. what's more, there are more than 310 announced COVID-19 cases in the nation, USA TODAY reports.
The District of Columbia recorded its first case on Saturday. Region of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser said testing at the general wellbeing lab of the D.C. Division of Forensic Sciences yielded its first possible positive coronavirus case, as indicated by the Associated Press.
As increasingly novel coronavirus cases are affirmed the nation over and globe, numerous Virginians are thinking about how the infection will affect their lives. As of March 7, there have been 14 novel coronavirus passings in the U.S. what's more, there are more than 310 detailed COVID-19 cases in the nation, USA TODAY reports. So far there is one affirmed case in Virginia. Correspondents at The News Leader will refresh this page with stories identified with coronavirus in Virginia as more data opens up.
Second positive case of COVID-19 in Virginia
The City of Fairfax has a second presumptive positive case of COVID-19 coronavirus, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
The second individual began to develop symptoms of respiratory illness on Feb. 28. The individual is a resident of the City of Fairfax in their 80s who traveled on a similar Nile River cruise as other positive COVID-19 coronavirus patients, a release said.
The patient was hospitalized on March 5 and remains in stable condition.
Health officials will provide more information on these case investigations and what is being done to identify and monitor other close contacts and protect the health of Virginians, the release said.
The VDH will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. with more information.
Confirmed COVID-19 case in Virginia
7:58 p.m., March 7
Virginia has its first confirmed positive COVID-19 case.
A United States Marine at Fort Belvoir has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to a release from the Virginia Department of Health.
Governor Ralph Northam and cabinet officials have been briefed.
Officials at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital and the Virginia Department of Health are working cooperatively and according to longstanding public health protocols, the release said. The teams are in regular and close communication with federal, state, local and private sector partners, the release said.
The Virginia Department of Health reports that 31 Virginians have been tested for COVID-19 in the United States. There are no confirmed cases in the state: 21 tests were negative and 10 are waiting for results. Test results are still pending for four people in Central Virginia, three people in Northern Virginia, two people in Northwest Virginia one person Eastern Virginia, according to the VDH.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed the criteria for testing Tuesday to include more patients because the availability of diagnostic testing for COVID-19 is set to increase.
At this time, Virginia's Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, the state's public health laboratory, has a limited number of tests from the CDC, so they are continuing to use both clinical and epidemiologic criteria to identify patients most likely to be infected, State Epidemiologist Lilian Peake said.
The VDH recommends testing for people who have had close contact with a laboratory confirmed COVID-19 patient and who has fever and symptoms of a lower respiratory illness. They also recommend testing for patients who have symptoms, test negative for influenza and have travelled to a country with a level 2 or 3 travel advisory or a location with community spread of COVID-19.
According to the CDC, symptoms of the novel coronavirus are:
• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
FORT BELVOIR - Virginia has two confirmed positive COVID-19 cases.
A United States Marine at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to a release from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH).
Governor Ralph Northam and cabinet officials have been briefed.
According to a tweet from Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman, the Marine had recently returned from an overseas assignment. He is being treated at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital.
Officials at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital and the VDH are working cooperatively and according to longstanding public health protocols, the release said. The teams are in regular and close communication with federal, state, local and private sector partners, the release said.
General wellbeing authorities alert that proof has not been seen of COVID-19 spreading in Virginia and said the hazard is low.
The City of Fairfax has a second presumptive positive case of COVID-19 coronavirus, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
The second individual began to develop symptoms of respiratory illness on Feb. 28. The individual is a resident of the City of Fairfax in their 80s who traveled on a similar Nile River cruise as other positive COVID-19 coronavirus patients, a release said.
The patient was hospitalized on March 5 and remains in stable condition.
Health officials will provide more information on these case investigations and what is being done to identify and monitor other close contacts and protect the health of Virginians, the release said.
There are currently seven tests pending in the state and 139 people currently under public health monitoring, according to the VDH. There have been 31 negative tests in the state.
Public health officials remind people in Virginia and on military installations to take the following precautions:
• Avoid close contact with individuals who are wiped out.
• Avoid contacting your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Wash your hands regularly with cleanser and warm water for at any rate 20 seconds.
• Use liquor based hand sanitizer that contains at any rate 60 percent liquor if cleanser and water are inaccessible.
• Cover your hack or wheeze with a tissue, at that point toss the tissue in the junk.
As of March 7, there have been 14 novel coronavirus passings in the U.S. what's more, there are more than 310 announced COVID-19 cases in the nation, USA TODAY reports.
The District of Columbia recorded its first case on Saturday. Region of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser said testing at the general wellbeing lab of the D.C. Division of Forensic Sciences yielded its first possible positive coronavirus case, as indicated by the Associated Press.
As increasingly novel coronavirus cases are affirmed the nation over and globe, numerous Virginians are thinking about how the infection will affect their lives. As of March 7, there have been 14 novel coronavirus passings in the U.S. what's more, there are more than 310 detailed COVID-19 cases in the nation, USA TODAY reports. So far there is one affirmed case in Virginia. Correspondents at The News Leader will refresh this page with stories identified with coronavirus in Virginia as more data opens up.
Second positive case of COVID-19 in Virginia
The City of Fairfax has a second presumptive positive case of COVID-19 coronavirus, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
The second individual began to develop symptoms of respiratory illness on Feb. 28. The individual is a resident of the City of Fairfax in their 80s who traveled on a similar Nile River cruise as other positive COVID-19 coronavirus patients, a release said.
The patient was hospitalized on March 5 and remains in stable condition.
Health officials will provide more information on these case investigations and what is being done to identify and monitor other close contacts and protect the health of Virginians, the release said.
The VDH will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. with more information.
Confirmed COVID-19 case in Virginia
7:58 p.m., March 7
Virginia has its first confirmed positive COVID-19 case.
A United States Marine at Fort Belvoir has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to a release from the Virginia Department of Health.
Governor Ralph Northam and cabinet officials have been briefed.
Officials at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital and the Virginia Department of Health are working cooperatively and according to longstanding public health protocols, the release said. The teams are in regular and close communication with federal, state, local and private sector partners, the release said.
The Virginia Department of Health reports that 31 Virginians have been tested for COVID-19 in the United States. There are no confirmed cases in the state: 21 tests were negative and 10 are waiting for results. Test results are still pending for four people in Central Virginia, three people in Northern Virginia, two people in Northwest Virginia one person Eastern Virginia, according to the VDH.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed the criteria for testing Tuesday to include more patients because the availability of diagnostic testing for COVID-19 is set to increase.
At this time, Virginia's Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, the state's public health laboratory, has a limited number of tests from the CDC, so they are continuing to use both clinical and epidemiologic criteria to identify patients most likely to be infected, State Epidemiologist Lilian Peake said.
The VDH recommends testing for people who have had close contact with a laboratory confirmed COVID-19 patient and who has fever and symptoms of a lower respiratory illness. They also recommend testing for patients who have symptoms, test negative for influenza and have travelled to a country with a level 2 or 3 travel advisory or a location with community spread of COVID-19.
According to the CDC, symptoms of the novel coronavirus are:
• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
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