Washington: The Santa Clara County Public Health Department in Northern California has confirmed a second coronavirus case of unknown origin, bringing the total number of infections in the US to 60.
On Friday, Santa Clara health officials said a female senior with chronic health conditions were found to be infected with COVID-19 when she was treated for respiratory illness, reports Xinhua news agency.
The county’s Public Health Laboratory received the specimens on Thursday and performed the testing.
The patient had no known travel history nor exposure to any other infected people.
The health department said it has been working to identify the contacts and understand the extent of exposures relating to the new patient. (IANS)