NEW: 3rd Case of Coronavirus Identified in MA
Friday, March 06, 2020
The woman is in her 60s and lives in Middlesex County. Her recent European travel included northern Italy.
She was symptomatic, did not require hospitalization, and is recovering at home.
This case brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts to three - one confirmed and two presumptive positive - since the outbreak started in the US in January.
“We appreciate this patient’s cooperation. While the risk to Massachusetts remains low, residents should make sure they and their families are well-informed about COVID-19 and heed the CDC’s updated international travel health alert,” said Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel, MD, MPH.
Massachusetts reported its first case in February and its first presumptive positive case earlier this week.
Testing for the coronavirus in Massachusetts started on Friday, February 28 at the State Public Health Laboratory.
Coronavirus in MA
Since January, Massachusetts has tested 25 residents, including the first confirmed case and the first presumptive positive case.
As of Wednesday, 719 people have been subject to self-quarantine in Massachusetts because of COVID-19. Of those, 470 people have completed monitoring and are no longer quarantined, while 249 are currently quarantined.
Coronavirus Around the Globe
According to the CDC, as of today, there have been 99 US cases of COVID-19 confirmed. Globally, more than 93,000 cases have been confirmed.
There have been a total of 10 deaths in the U.S.
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