The 15th coronavirus case in the US, which was declared earlier on Wednesday, may perhaps be the very first case in point in the region of “community spread,” in which the affected person did not have “relevant journey heritage or exposure to an additional regarded client,” explained the US Centers for Illness Handle and Prevention (CDC).
The affected individual is a resident of Solano County, California, and their “exposure is unfamiliar.”
“It’s attainable this could be an instance of local community spread of COVID-19, which would be the very first time this has transpired in the United States,” the CDC stated.
What this implies: Neighborhood spread indicates the virus begins going by a group and the “source of the an infection is not known,” the agency mentioned.
“It’s also attainable, nonetheless, that the affected person may possibly have been uncovered to a returned traveler who was contaminated,” the CDC mentioned.
The affected person is now staying addressed in Sacramento.
US instances: There are 42 situations in the US that are passengers who had been evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 14 conditions who not too long ago returned from China or are the wife or husband of a modern returnee, and 3 individuals who were repatriated from China, generating the nationwide complete 60 circumstances.