Coronavirus test on third person in Oklahoma comes back negative, health officials say
Coronavirus test on third person in Oklahoma comes back negative, health officials say
Oklahoma health officials announced Thursday that the coronavirus test on a person in our state came back negative.According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, officials received confirmation from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention that the test results for the third person under investigation in our state for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus are negative.Currently, there are no additional cases pending testing results in Oklahoma. The number of people being tested in Oklahoma can be tracked here. Officials said they are monitoring travelers returning to Oklahoma from China. They are notified of travelers who have been screened by the CDC as they return from China to one of 11 airports in the United States. Those who arrive without signs or symptoms of of the virus are allowed to return to the state and are then monitored and restricted from public settings including work, school and health care settings.
OKLAHOMA CITY —Oklahoma health officials announced Thursday that the coronavirus test on a person in our state came back negative.According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, officials received confirmation from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention that the test results for the third person under investigation in our state for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus are negative.
Currently, there are no additional cases pending testing results in Oklahoma. The number of people being tested in Oklahoma can be tracked here. Officials said they are monitoring travelers returning to Oklahoma from China. They are notified of travelers who have been screened by the CDC as they return from China to one of 11 airports in the United States. Those who arrive without signs or symptoms of of the virus are allowed to return to the state and are then monitored and restricted from public settings including work, school and health care settings.
UPDATE: OSDH has received confirmation from the CDC that the test results for the third person under investigation for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Oklahoma are negative. The number of people being tested in Oklahoma can be tracked at this website:https://t.co/8vtZVBQ6IX— OK Dept of Health (@HealthyOklahoma) February 13, 2020
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