CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — Cabarrus County is the latest local county now monitoring people for coronavirus. Cabarrus County is the latest local county to be monitoring a few people for #coronavirus. I’m told those people are all symptom free at this point. @wsoctv— Allison Latos (@AllisonWSOC9) February 12, 2020 Officials have not said how many people they were monitoring or if any of them had recently visited China. The people being monitored were symptom-free at the time of the announcement. Cabarrus County joins a growing list in our area of counties that are monitoring people for the deadly virus. There are no confirmed cases in the Carolinas. The number of new cases of the coronavirus in China dropped for a second straight day, health officials said Wednesday. The outbreak has infected over 45,000 people worldwide and killed more than 1,100. The risk is low for the U.S., CDC said. The state’s emergency management director and health director will lead a new coronavirus task force created by Gov. Roy Cooper. Amid coronavirus concerns, Catawba County woman falls ill after traveling to Asia © 2020 © 2020 Cox Media Group
Cabarrus County monitors few people for coronavirus – WSOC Charlotte
