Number of coronavirus cases from unknown source growing in U.S.
Three new confirmed or presumptive cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 contracted from an unknown source were reported Friday, bringing the total number of what could be "community spread" cases in the United States to four.
The patients from these four cases have no known travel history or exposure to someone who had traveled or been infected. Not all four have been confirmed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testing, but they tested positive locally.
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The case in Washington state in Snohomish County involves a high school student,
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"There was no travel history associated with this case. Our team is still in the midst of the contact investigation, so we do not yet know the possible source of infection," Snohomish Health District Health Officer Dr. Chris Spitters said.
Spitters urged the public to remain calm and informed.
Oregon health officials
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