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California: Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Southern California areas COVID-19 cases and news

[h=1]CDC Confirms Second Coronavirus Case in San Diego County[/h] [h=4]Published February 12, 2020 • Updated 1 hour ago[/h] A second patient with a confirmed case of coronavirus, or COVID-19, is being treated at UC San Diego Medical Center, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson said Wednesday. It's the second confirmed case in the county since the deadly outbreak began.
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The patients arrived at the base on separate planes -- the first landed Feb. 5 and the second on Feb. 7 -- and were housed in separate facilities, the CDC said.

On Sunday, four patients who had been taken from the base to UC San Diego Medical Center earlier in the week were discharged by the CDC back to the base after their tests came back negative, hospital spokesperson Michelle Brubaker said.

Soon after a woman (Patient 1) was discharged, the CDC notified her that her test results were mislabeled due to pseudonyms used for privacy reasons, and she, in fact, tested positive for the virus, according to a CDC spokesperson.

The woman was told to stay in her room at the base while she was retested and stayed out of contact with others, the official said. She was then taken back to the hospital Monday morning.
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A 3-year-old girl aboard the first flight was taken away from the base when her evacuation plane landed. After three days in isolation, she returned to the MCAS Miramar. But on Tuesday, she was placed back in isolation at Rady Children's Hospital for additional tests.

By Sunday, seven people -- including Patient 1, the 3-year-old girl, and the toddler's father -- had at one point been removed from quarantine at the base and placed in isolation at area hospitals for further testing. All seven were passengers on the first evacuation flight from China to land in San Diego.

Another person quarantined at the base was isolated at UC San Diego Medical Center Monday, according to Brubaker.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/lo...coronavirus-case-in-san-diego-county/2262575/
 
[h=1]US San Diego Health
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates[/h] February 12, 2020

UC San Diego Health is currently caring for three patients at UC San Diego Health who were transferred from federal quarantine at MCAS Miramar. Two have tested positive for COVID-19; a third is considered a patient under investigation (PUI) who has developed symptoms that warrant further observation and testing. All three patients are doing well.

...https://health.ucsd.edu/news/Pages/Coronavirus-update.aspx
 
One Patient now is in fair condition in San Diego
Feb 13
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- Two patients diagnosed with the potentially deadly novel coronavirus remain hospitalized at UC San Diego Medical Center Thursday, while physicians at the facility continue to monitor a third person who has shown symptoms linked to the virus.

Dr. Randy Taplitz, an expert on infectious diseases with UC San Diego Health, updated the media Thursday on the patients’ respective conditions. Taplitz said one of the coronavirus patients is in good condition, with the second patient listed in fair condition. She did not elaborate when asked by reporters to further define “fair condition.”

Both patients are in isolation at the hospital.

According to Taplitz, the third person showing possible signs of the virus remains under observation...
https://www.10news.com/news/local-n...emain-hospitalized-1-person-under-observation
 
Source: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/h...-bay/509-2b669501-24bb-442c-ad7c-a33af735703e

Another possible COVID-19 case in the South Bay
As of Friday morning, there’s been no word from county health officials about the person’s quarantine status or how they might have become infected.
Author: Neda Iranpour (Reporter)
Published: 6:50 AM PST February 14, 2020
Updated: 6:50 AM PST February 14, 2020

SAN DIEGO — There are a lot of questions Friday morning regarding a possible case of COVID-19 in the South Bay. A person was being evaluated at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center and has been released.

Sharp Healthcare officials say a person under investigation for possible COVID-19 was discharged from Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Wednesday, but that person is under supervision of county health officials. The health provider directed all additional questions to the county Health and Human Services agency...
 
[h=1]San Diego County declares local health emergency to aid coronavirus response[/h] https://www.latimes.com/california/...y-local-health-emergency-coronavirus-response
Looking to increase funding for local quarantine operations connected to novel coronavirus, San Diego county public health officials declared health and local emergencies Friday afternoon.

The action, which must be ratified by the county supervisors on Feb. 19, is similar to one taken by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 3 and renewed for an additional 30 days on Feb. 10. If approved, it would help the county seek state reimbursement for examining, testing and following up with people in the community who are at increased risk of corona infection and also make it easier to request help from other government agencies.

County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher emphasized that formally calling the current situation — one in which there is no evidence that the virus is spreading locally — an emergency does not mean anything has changed on the ground. Today, the only two confirmed cases of novel coronavirus, which the medical community has taken to calling COVID-19, are two people who arrived in San Diego last week on evacuation flights out of China and who have been sitting in isolation rooms at UC San Diego Health facilities since they started showing symptoms.
 
Ummm....FT email received this tonight - February 14 in the late evening...?


From: "Media@cdc.gov (CDC)" <sohco@CDC.GOV> [Add to Address Book]
To: MMWR-MEDIA@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: Media Statement: CDC Confirms 13th Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Date: Feb 14, 2020 11:04 PM

Media Statement

For Immediate Release
Monday, February 10, 2020

Contact: CDC Media Relations
(404) 639-3286
[h=1]CDC Confirms 13th Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus[/h] CDC today confirmed another infection with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United States that was detected in California. The patient who was under a federal quarantine order recently returned from Wuhan, China, where an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by this novel coronavirus has been ongoing since December 2019. This brings the total of number of 2019-nCoV cases in the United States to 13.

CDC is conducting a thorough contact investigation of the person who has tested positive to determine contacts and to assess if those contacts had high risk exposures.
For the latest information on the outbreak, visit CDC’s Novel Coronavirus 2019 website.
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Ummm....FT email received this tonight - February 14 in the late evening...?


From: "Media@cdc.gov (CDC)" <sohco@CDC.GOV> [Add to Address Book]
To: MMWR-MEDIA@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: Media Statement: CDC Confirms 13th Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Date: Feb 14, 2020 11:04 PM

Media Statement

For Immediate Release
Monday, February 10, 2020

Contact: CDC Media Relations
(404) 639-3286
[h=1]CDC Confirms 13th Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus[/h] CDC today confirmed another infection with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United States that was detected in California. The patient who was under a federal quarantine order recently returned from Wuhan, China, where an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by this novel coronavirus has been ongoing since December 2019. This brings the total of number of 2019-nCoV cases in the United States to 13.

CDC is conducting a thorough contact investigation of the person who has tested positive to determine contacts and to assess if those contacts had high risk exposures.
For the latest information on the outbreak, visit CDC’s Novel Coronavirus 2019 website.
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From: "Media@cdc.gov (CDC)" <sohco@CDC.GOV>
To: MMWR-MEDIA@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: Please disregard previous email from CDC Media
Date: Feb 14, 2020 11:19 PM

Sorry for the inconvenience. The last message was sent out by mistake.
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[h=1]Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates[/h]
February, 14, 2020 [h=2]Patient Care Update[/h]
UC San Diego Health is currently caring for two patients who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. As needed, we will be accepting and caring for patients under investigation (PUI) who may develop symptoms that warrant further observation and testing.

The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is our top priority. As the region’s only academic health system, UC San Diego Health specializes in the care of patients with complex illnesses, including infectious diseases more virulent and deadly than COVID-19. We are taking all necessary measures and precautions to minimize any potential exposures as we care for both potential and confirmed COVID-19 cases. Patients are treated in negative-pressure isolation rooms; health care providers in contact with these patients are trained to use appropriate personal protective equipment, such as gowns, gloves, fit-tested high-filtration respirators and face shields or goggles.

We understand others may be concerned about larger health risks. We want to reassure our patients, their loved ones and the community at large that there is no exposure risk at any UC San Diego Health hospital or clinic. Patients and visitors can feel confident in making and keeping their appointments and using our services as usual.


See COVID-19 information for our patients and visitors.



February, 14, 2020 [h=2]Supply Update[/h]
UC San Diego Health currently has an adequate supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), including N95 respirators, to care for patients with certain transmissible diseases, including the novel coronavirus COVID-19. However, we are mindful of global supply chain limitations. We are following strategies provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for optimizing the supply of N95 respirators—these include regularly reminding our staff to conserve N95 respirators by using them only when they are required, and implementing practices that allow for extended use or limited reuse of N95 respirators for non-COVID-19 cases.
...https://health.ucsd.edu/news/Pages/Coronavirus-update.aspx
 
[h=1]San Diego County declares public health emergency due to COVID-1[/h] Updated: 10:41 PM PST February 14, 2020
Excerpt:
There are still only two confirmed cases of the illness in San Diego County. Five other people are currently being evaluated in the hospital.
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Officials also revealed that there have been 13 San Diego residents so far who have been identified as sitting next to individuals on airplanes who ultimately tested positive for COVD-19.

Four of thsose 13 are still being monitored, while the rest have been cleared. One who was tested for the novel strain of Coronavirus was ultimately found to be negative.

At the border, federal authorities have been screening those crossing into the United States for possible symptoms.

So far, two so-called "persons under investigation' who are in federal ICE custody have been identified.

"We still have tests pending on those individuals and those individuals remain in isolation," said county Deputy Public Health Officer Dr. Eric McDonald, adding that ICE facilities in Otay Mesa have special rooms used to contain those with possible infectious diseases, like Coronavirus..

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/h...d-19/509-611002e1-f5f6-44ac-93b0-6dc332d9339d
 
Person tested for Coronavirus in San Diego is in ICE custody

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- A person is back in ICE custody and in isolation after they were taken to Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center to be evaluated for possible coronavirus symptoms.

The individual was in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when officials determined the person needed to be taken to Sharp Chula Vista, the county said.

The hospital then contacted the county's Public Health Department, which determined the person didn't need to be hospitalized and recommended self-isolation, according to the county.

Because the person was in ICE custody, the hospital returned the individual to the agency on Wednesday and the person was placed in isolation.

No further information was given on the individual or their status.

ICE sent 10News the following statement:
"At this time, no ICE detainee has tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus at the Otay Mesa Detention Center or any other ICE facility.

Out of the abundance of caution, ICE is taking all necessary precaution measures to ensure all ICE detainees are screened medically at their arrival to our facilities. Medical professionals at ICE detention facilities medically screen all new ICE detainees within 24 hours of their arrival to ensure that contagious diseases are not spread throughout the facility, and elsewhere. As an additional measure of defense, ICE detainees suspected of exposure or infection of certain diseases are medically 'cohorted,' in line with CDC guidelines and ICE detention standards."​
Sharp officials confirmed to 10News that a person who was under investigation for possible coronavirus infection. ...


https://www.10news.com/news/local-n...a-vista-hospital-after-coronavirus-evaluation
 
Source:https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/lo...ll-recovery-discharged-from-hospital/2267325/
[h=1]Coronavirus Patient Makes Full Recovery, Discharged from Hospital[/h] [h=2]The patient was discharged and was not placed in subsequent quarantine or isolation[/h] [h=4]By NBC 7 Staff • Published 54 mins ago • Updated 37 mins ago[/h] One of two patients being treated for coronavirus, or COVID-19, at UC San Diego Medical Center was discharged Wednesday, according to the hospital.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined the patient had fully recovered from the virus and was no longer infectious, UC San Diego Health said.

The patient was discharged and was not placed in subsequent quarantine or isolation, according to UC San Diego Health...
 
Source: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/h...amar/509-4fe076cd-161a-4216-8211-0537c6e2bcd8

2nd group quarantined for COVID-19 to be released from MCAS Miramar
The 63 were among 65 passengers who flew into San Diego on Feb. 7 after evacuating Wuhan, China -- epicenter of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19.
Author: CBS News 8 Team
Published: 6:05 AM PST February 20, 2020
Updated: 6:05 AM PST February 20, 2020

SAN DIEGO — After two weeks of quarantine, more than 60 people will be released from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Thursday, absent new symptoms, county health officials said...
 
Source: https://www.abc10.com/article/news/...d-19/103-551a22ff-2b3f-4153-b209-1ced7e13a577


Sacramento County Department of health confirm first case of coronavirus
The Sacramento County resident returned from China on Feb. 2.
Author: Ja'Nel Johnson (ABC10)
Published: 11:48 AM PST February 21, 2020
Updated: 11:49 AM PST February 21, 2020

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento has its first confirmed case of coronavirus [COVID-19], according to Sacramento County Public Health officials.

The Sacramento County resident recently traveled from China, the epicenter of the outbreak, and returned on Feb. 2. Upon arrival, the individual self-quarantined as a precautionary measure. The person began exhibiting mild symptoms during their quarantine period and after consulting with the individual's doctor, the Sacramento County Public Health coordinated testing with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] and the California Department of Public Health [CDPH]. A clinical specimen was collected from the individual and sent to CDC where laboratory testing confirmed the infection, according to Sacramento County Public Health...
 
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/second-san-diego-coronavirus-patient-discharged-from-hospital [h=1]Second San Diego coronavirus patient discharged from hospital[/h]
Posted: 5:23 PM, Feb 24, 2020

Updated: 5:26 PM, Feb 24, 2020
By: Zac Self
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- The second San Diego patient who tested positive for novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been released.

UC San Diego Health made the announcement Monday and said the hospital is no longer caring for anyone with confirmed or possible cases of the virus...
 
hat tip Shiloh -

Washington Post is reporting. I have no idea if this is true:

Feb. 26, 2020 at 6:40 p.m. EST

BREAKING: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been informed of the first case of the coronavirus in a person who did not recently return from a foreign country or have contact with a confirmed case, according to a person briefed on the case. Officials have begun tracing the contacts of the resident to find out how the person may have been infected and who else might have been exposed..

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...036_story.html
 
Per NBC - KCRA - Sacramento:

There is a new case of novel coronavirus confirmed in Northern California, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson said Wednesday.
The case was confirmed through the public health system in Northern California, the CDC said.
Officials said the case is not connected to the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
It's unclear how the patient contracted the virus.
No other details about the new case of the coronavirus were released.
 
From: "Media@cdc.gov (CDC)" <sohco@CDC.GOV>
To: MMWR-MEDIA@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: Media Statement: CDC Confirms Possible Instance of Community Spread of COVID-19 in U.S.
Date: Feb 26, 2020 7:52 PM

Media Statement

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Contact: CDC Media Relations
(404) 639-3286

CDC Confirms Possible Instance of Community Spread of COVID-19 in U.S.


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed an infection with the virus that causes COVID-19 in California in a person who reportedly did not have relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient with COVID-19.

At this time, the patient’s exposure is unknown. It’s possible this could be an instance of community spread of COVID-19, which would be the first time this has happened in the United States. Community spread means spread of an illness for which the source of infection is unknown. It’s also possible, however, that the patient may have been exposed to a returned traveler who was infected.

This case was detected through the U.S. public health system — picked up by astute clinicians. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States to 15.

The federal government has been working closely with state, local, tribal, and territorial partners, as well as public health partners, to respond to this public health threat. Unprecedented, aggressive efforts have been taken to contain the spread and mitigate the impact of this virus.

This is a rapidly evolving situation. CDC will continue to update the public as circumstances warrant. For more information about COVID-19 visit www.cdc.gov/covid19.
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CDC Confirms Possible First Instance of COVID-19 Community Transmission in California

Date: February 26, 2020
Number: NR20-006
Contact: Corey Egel | 916.440.7259 | CDPHpress@cdph.ca.gov


SACRAMENTO – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today confirmed a possible first case of person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 in California in the general public. The individual is a resident of Solano County and is receiving medical care in Sacramento County. The individual had no known exposure to the virus through travel or close contact with a known infected individual.

California has a strong health care system and public health infrastructure. California has prepared for the potential spread of diseases, such as H1N1, in the past and is prepared and actively responding to the potential community spread of COVID-19. Contact tracing in this case has already begun.

The health risk from novel coronavirus to the general public remains low at this time. While COVID-19 has a high transmission rate, it has a low mortality rate. From the international data we have, of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, approximately 80 percent do not exhibit symptoms that would require hospitalization. There have been no confirmed deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States to date. California is carefully assessing the situation as it evolves.

"Keeping Californians safe and healthy is our number one priority," said Dr. Sonia Angell, Director of the California Department of Public Health and State Public Health Officer. "This has been an evolving situation, which California has been monitoring and responding to since COVID-19 cases first emerged in China last year. This is a new virus, and while we are still learning about it, there is a lot we already know. We have been anticipating the potential for such a case in the U.S., and given our close familial, social and business relationships with China, it is not unexpected that the first case in the U.S. would be in California. That’s why California has been working closely with federal and local partners, including health care providers and hospitals, since the outbreak was first reported in China -- and we are already responding."

As in any public health emergency, the Department of Public Health's Emergency Operations Center has been actively coordinating response efforts across the state and preparing for possible community transmission. California continues to prepare and respond in coordination with federal and local partners.

This would be the first known instance of person-to-person transmission in the general public in the United States. Previously known instances of person-to-person transmission in the United States include one instance in Chicago, Illinois, and one in San Benito County, California. Both cases were after close, prolonged interaction with a family member who returned from Wuhan, China and had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus. As of today, including this case, California has had 7 travel-related cases, one close contact case, and now one community transmission.

As with any virus, especially during the flu season, the Health Department reminds you there are a number of steps you can take to protect your health and those around you:

Washing hands with soap and water.

Avoiding touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.

Avoiding close contact with people who are sick are all ways to reduce the risk of infection with a number of different viruses.

Staying away from work, school or other people if you become sick with respiratory symptoms like fever and cough.

The California Department of Public Health will not be providing additional information about this patient due to patient confidentiality. For more information about novel coronavirus, please visit the CDPH website.

Page Last Updated : February 27, 2020

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA.../NR20-006.aspx
 
Per the CAHAN update call at 5:30 2.26.2020
Toll-Free: 844-767-5679
Access Code: 2447851
Conference Name: COVID-19 Update Health Care Facilities

-No details on why patient was tested but they believe the result. No travel history or known contact to travel or PUI. But when they called about doing testing it was approved.
-No current change in testing recommendations based on this at this time however they state likely to occur soon. If concern about a patient that you think may be appropriate for testing then reach out to Public Health for review.
-Identifying and Testing HCW as a priority for the case.
-Concern about turn around time for results and use of PPE while waiting.
 
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