(CNN)The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce this afternoon that the first case of Wuhan coronavirus has been reported in the United States, in Washington state, a federal source outside the CDC tells CNN.
The source is involved in the matter and was made aware of a CDC media briefing scheduled for later today.
The novel virus, which was first identified last month in Wuhan, China, has so far infected more than 300 people and killed six, in an outbreak that has been reported in five countries -- now including the United States.
It is unclear if this person recently traveled to China, where and how they became infected, and if this person has transmitted the virus to anyone else in the United States. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Frosty:
Wait. What? Does anyone actually live there?
I'm from the Portland area originally and if you mentioned Silverton to me I would assume you meant Oregon. Didn't know there was one in Washington. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hydrae:
I'm from the Portland area originally and if you mentioned Silverton to me I would assume you meant Oregon. Didn't know there was one in Washington.
Me either, actually. I grew up in the one in Oregon. [Reply]
Ok. So let me understand this. Six people are dead in a country of ten gazillion. And we should panic? We probably have more die daily from contaminated utensils at Taco Bell daily. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hydrae:
I'm from the Portland area originally and if you mentioned Silverton to me I would assume you meant Oregon. Didn't know there was one in Washington.
I was just in Silverton, Colorado. Should I be worried? I don't know how this thing spreads. [Reply]
Originally Posted by njchiefs:
Ok. So let me understand this. Six people are dead in a country of ten gazillion. And we should panic? We probably have more die daily from contaminated utensils at Taco Bell daily.
Panic? Who is claiming that course of action? [Reply]