PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – The number of coronavirus cases is holding steady at six, but the number of pending test results jumped to 27, according to information posted by the Arizona Department of Health Services Tuesday morning.At this point, there are two confirmed cases – one that was travel-related and another that was spread person-to-person – plus four presumptive positive diagnoses. That means those tests returned positive results, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not confirmed the findings. Those presumptive positives are believed to have been person-to-person.1 confirmed travel-related1 confirmed person-to-person4 presumptive positive person-to-person
According to health officials, the confirmed case is a person who recently returned from traveling in an area with community spread of the virus.
There have been no deaths here. According to the CDC, there are 647 coronavirus cases in the U.S. as of Tuesday morning. Twenty-five people (3.9%) have died. The death toll worldwide is more than 4,000.AZDHS says 84 people have been tested, and 51 of them have been given the all-clear. The agency says its turnaround time is about 24 hours once the specimen gets to the lab.
The Arizona Department of Health Services says it is awaiting results of 27 coronavirus tests.
Source: Arizona Department of Health Services
CORONAVIRUS CASES WITH ARIZONA TIESIntel confirmed to Arizona’s Family Tuesday morning that one of its out-of-state employees who was visiting the Chandler campus tested positive for COVID-19.”We will cooperate with local health authorities as needed and we’re working to ensure that all our personnel have the resources and information they need to say safe,” Intel spokeswoman Linda Qian said in an email response to inquiries by Arizona’s Family. Intel said the employee in question is no longer in Arizona. The company is not releasing any information about where he or she is based.In addition, Canadian health officials say two people who flew from Phoenix to Toronto on Feb. 28 have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Right now, WestJet is working to contact all passengers, crew members and Sky Harbor management who may have had contact with the patients.
ABOUT COVID-19COVID-19 spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Symptoms are thought to appear within 2 to 14 days after exposure and consist of fever, cough, runny nose, or difficulty breathing. Those considered at highest risk for contracting the virus are individuals with travel to an area where the virus is spreading, or individuals in close contact with a person who is diagnosed as having COVID-19.
People infected by the novel coronavirus tend to develop symptoms about five days after exposure, and almost always within two weeks, according to a study released Monday.
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