The 15th confirmed coronavirus situation in the US is being dealt with at Methodist Texsan Healthcare facility in San Antonio, in accordance to a statement right now from Dr. Paul Hancock, main medical officer at Methodist Health care.

The affected individual, the most latest human being in the US confirmed to have the virus, “was an evacuee from China in quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base and was identified to have a fever,” Hancock mentioned. 

They arrived in the US on a State Division-chartered flight on Feb. 7, in accordance to the US Centers for Sickness Manage and Prevention. 

Hancock mentioned the patient is presently “stable with mild symptoms.” He added that the healthcare facility activated “additional protocols” in advance of the patient arrived, underneath the assistance of the CDC.

The patient was “privately escorted by a secluded entrance to avoid widespread areas” and saved beneath isolation, he said. Hancock did not provide any other facts about the patient, citing affected person privateness.

By the quantities: The 15 confirmed cases in the US incorporate 8 in California, 1 in Texas, just one in Massachusetts, one particular in Washington state, a single in Arizona, two in Illinois and a person in Wisconsin.

There are two scenarios of particular person-to-individual transmission, a person in Illinois and just one in California. Two California instances and the Texas circumstance are among the evacuees from China.