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Subject: Breaking: Coronavirus outbreak: Patient with 'unknown' origin reported in California
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JERRYPDX--HOPE YOU HAVE A SUPPLY OF MASKS ON HAND--"UNKNOWN ORIGIN" CASE OF COVID-19 FOUND IN OREGON
(ZH)Oregon officials confirmed that the case is of "unknown origin", the third such case in the US. The individual is a Washington County resident, but has spent time at the Forest Hills elementary school in Oswego. The school will inform students and family about the risks.
The case will remain "presumptive" until they get the test result back from Atlanta, though CDC protocols call for treating presumptive cases as legitimate cases. For the record, the Oregon state health lab was able to conduct an initial test, which came back positive.
Amazingly, officials confirmed that the patient is still hospitalized, and has been isolated, but hasn't been subjected to "quarantine" status. They're reportedly being treated at a hospital in Hillsborough Oregon run by Kaiser Permanente.
Health officials said they're scrambling to trace the patient's movements over the past days and weeks and ferret out anyone who might have come into contact with her during that time.
"The most important thing to do - as mundane as it sounds - cover your face when you sneeze, wash your hands, and if you have any flu-like symptoms, stay home."
As far as the patient's condition, officials wouldn't go into specifics beyond saying that she remains "hospitalized". Since the patient didn't travel abroad, the assumption is that the infection was acquired "in the community."
The officials said they hope Oregonians would "go about their daily lives" and not let the news affect them. We suspect that might be difficult, considering that the patient hasn't even been quarantined, and is likely only the "tip of the iceberg" when it comes to infections in the state.
--GRA
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