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Health officials confirm first case of novel coronavirus in Minnesota
March 6, 2020
Patient is recovering at home; health officials working to prevent additional cases
Governor Tim Walz and Commissioner of Health Jan Malcolm will hold a media briefing at 4 p.m. in the Governor’s Reception Room of the State Capitol to provide additional information about this developing story.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has confirmed Minnesota’s first presumptive case of novel coronavirus, COVID-19, health officials announced today.
The case is an older adult resident of Ramsey County who recently traveled on a cruise ship with a known COVID-19 case. The patient began to develop symptoms on Feb. 25 and sought health care yesterday. Samples were collected from the person and sent to the MDH Public Health Laboratory for testing today. The test was found positive earlier today. MDH is awaiting confirmatory testing from CDC, but health officials consider the presumptive results actionable...
Health officials confirm first case of novel coronavirus in Minnesota
March 6, 2020
Patient is recovering at home; health officials working to prevent additional cases
Governor Tim Walz and Commissioner of Health Jan Malcolm will hold a media briefing at 4 p.m. in the Governor’s Reception Room of the State Capitol to provide additional information about this developing story.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has confirmed Minnesota’s first presumptive case of novel coronavirus, COVID-19, health officials announced today.
The case is an older adult resident of Ramsey County who recently traveled on a cruise ship with a known COVID-19 case. The patient began to develop symptoms on Feb. 25 and sought health care yesterday. Samples were collected from the person and sent to the MDH Public Health Laboratory for testing today. The test was found positive earlier today. MDH is awaiting confirmatory testing from CDC, but health officials consider the presumptive results actionable...
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