First coronavirus case in Martin County

First coronavirus case in Martin County

Martin County officials Thursday afternoon announced the first confirmed case of the coronavirus on the Treasure Coast -- a woman who had traveled out of the country.

TODAY MARTIN COUNTY HEALTHOFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THE FIRSTCORONAVIRUS CASE ON THETREASURE COAST.

THE POSITIVERESULTS CAME FROM A DRIVE THRUTESTING SITE AT CLEVELANDCLINIC MARTIN HEALTH NORTH.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5QUESADA IS LIVE FROM THECOUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTCENTER WITH WHAT WE KNOW ABOUTTHIS NEW CASE.MICHELE .THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYSTHIS IS A TRAVEL-RELATED CASE&BUT WOULD NOT SAY WHERE THEPERSON TRAVELED TO& WE ALSODONTESTED.BUT WE DO KNOW DRIVE THRUSAMPLING AT CLEVELAND CLINICMARTIN HEALTH NORTH BEGAN ONSATURDAYTAKE 3 TO 7 DAYS TO RETURN.

SOFAR 340 PEOPLE HAVE BEENTESTED AT THE DRIVE THRUSAMPLING SINCE SATURDAY INCOMPARISON TO 10 PEOPLE TESTEDAT THE COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENTBECAUSE TEST KITS ARE NOTAVAILABLE AT THE COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT.OUR EPIDEMIOLOGY TEAM INMARTIN COUNTY HAS BEEN INCONTACT WITH THE PATIENT WHOIS DOING WELL 13:02:29 I WOULDLIKE TO COMMEND THISINDIVIDUAL FOR TAKING THENECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO SELFISOLATE FOLLOWING RETURN TOFLORIDA.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TOSELF ISOLATE UNTIL SYMPTOMSIMPROVCLEVELAND CLINIC IS OPENING UPANOTHER DRIVE THRU SAMPLINGSITE IN PORT SAINT LUCIE& BUTYOU STILL HAVE TO MEET CERTAINCRITERIA TO QUALIFY TO BETESTED..

- CLOSE CONTACT WITHCONFIRMED CASE -PERSONSHOSPITALIZED WITH RESPIRATORYILLNESS OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN-HISTORY OF TRAVEL TO OR FROMAN AFFECTED AREA WITHWIDESPREAD COMMUNITYTRANSMISSION -INTERNATIONALTRAVEL OR CRUISE -65 OR OLDERWITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS,IMMUNO COMPROMISED -THOSERECOMMENDED BY PHYSICIANBEFORE YOU GET AN APPOINTMENTTO BE TESTEDCALL A HOTLINE TO BE SCREENEDFIRSTOUR WEBSITE WPTV DOT COM.WE NOW KNOW A SIX- YEAR-OLDWHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR THECORONAVIRUS ATTENDS SCHOOL I