RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A person from Wake County has tested positive for novel coronavirus, the governor’s office said.
The test, conducted by North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, is presumptively positive and will be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab.
The person, who had traveled to Washington state, is doing well and is in isolation at home, the governor’s office said.
“I know that people are worried about this virus, and I want to assure North Carolinians our state is prepared,” said Governor Roy Cooper. “Our task force and state agencies are working closely with local health departments, health care providers and others to quickly identify and respond to cases that might occur.”
Earlier Tuesday, the Governor’s Task Force for coronavirus said the N.C. State Laboratory of Public Health is now able to test for the virus.
The CDC will need to confirm any cases of COVID-19 in the state.
Cooper’s announcement comes as the death total in the U.S. comes to nine.
Two additional deaths in Washington state were announced earlier Tuesday.
There are 92,315 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus across the world, according to Johns Hopkins University.
A total of 3,131 deaths have been recorded worldwide.
The first reported infected individuals showed symptoms as early as December 8. Those infections were discovered to be among stallholders from the Wuhan South China Seafood Market, JHU said.
It is important to make sure the information you are getting about COVID-19 is coming directly from reliable sources like the CDC and NCDHHS.
For more information, please visit the CDC’s website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus and NCDHHS’ website at www.ncdhhs.gov/coronavirus, which will also include future positive COVID-19 test results in North Carolina.
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