New York has confirmed its “first positive case of novel coronavirus—or COVID-19,” according to Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday.
In a statement, Cuomo said the patient is a woman in her late thirties who had contracted the virus while traveling abroad in Iran.
“She is currently isolated in her home. The patient has respiratory symptoms, but is not in serious condition and has been in a controlled situation since arriving to New York,” the governor said.
The diagnosis came one day after Cuomo confirmed two possible infections were identified in New York. The New York Health Department confirmed earlier today that two people who had recently arrived in the city from Iran were being tested. The New York City Department of Health told Newsweek on Sunday evening that the other patient’s test results are still pending.
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