1st Case Of New Coronavirus Detected In U.S.

Staff in biohazard suits hold a metal stretcher on Tuesday by the inpatient department of Wuhan Medical Treatment Center in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where some people infected with a novel coronavirus are being treated.

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Updated on January 21 at 3 p.m.

The first case of an infection with a new coronavirus has been discovered in the United States.

A man from Washington state returned home after a trip to Wuhan, China, on Jan. 15, sought medical attention on Jan. 19 and now is in isolation at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington.