Possible coronavirus case turns up in Dallas, assistant city manager says - The Dallas Morning News

Correction: This story initially reported an error that said a patient tested positive for the virus. The test results are not back yet. The headline also has been updated.

A patient is hospitalized at Parkland Memorial Hospital with possible coronavirus, Dallas Assistant City Manager Jon Fortune said Friday.

Few details were immediately available, including the age and gender of the patient, or whether that person has traveled to China, where the flu-like illness first sprouted.

The patient is undergoing tests, but the nature of the illness hasn’t been determined yet. It is unclear when results of the test will be available.

“We do not have a positive case. We will tell you as soon as we know," said Dr. Phil Huang, director of Dallas County Health and Human Services.

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, who has helped manage responses to the Ebola and West Nile viruses, said the county will not confirm individuals under investigation for coronavirus.

Anyone with a travel history and a fever will be tested, Jenkins said.

“There’s not anybody out there right now that I have a huge concern is going to test positively,” Jenkins said Friday.

He said Dallas has a low risk of the virus because its airports don’t have any direct flights to the Wutan province in China, and the CDC has taken extensive measures to test those who arrive at U.S. airports. People are more likely to be hospitalized or die from the flu, Jenkins added

Marisa Gonzales, a spokeswoman for DCHHS, said the county will let the public know if it receives any positive confirmation of the coronavirus, she said.

“We don’t want to start any hysteria if there’s no need,” she said. “We’re at a low risk right now.”

The virus, which was first reported in Wuhan, China, has killed 213 people worldwide with nearly 10,000 confirmed cases, according to CNBC.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Staff Writers Hayat Norimine and Nic Garcia contributed to this report.

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