NC first case of Coronavirus

A person in Wake County NC has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).  State health officials say The test is presumptively positive and will be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lab. The person is doing well and is in isolation at home.  The person had recently traveled to Washington State and was exposed at a long-term care facility where there is currently a COVID-19 outbreak.  Local health department officials in Wake County are identifying close contacts to monitor symptoms and contain spread.