The first suspected case of the new coronavirus remains under investigation.
Department of Health spokesperson Danyelle McNeill today confirmed that the patient became sick after returning from a trip to China. The patient is now in isolation at a hospital, where testing was administered for the novel form of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Respiratory and serum samples from the patient were sent to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab in Atlanta for testing, McNeill said. Results are expected back tomorrow.
No other details about the patient have been released by state officials.
State health officials have been working on the case in consultation with the CDC, which determined that the state should proceed with testing.
There have been thousands of confirmed cases in China, including cases outside Wuhan City.