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littlemissmartypants

(25,490 posts)
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 07:08 PM Mar 2020

Covid 19, Update 6

NCDHHS Announces Eighth Case of COVID-19 in North Carolina
Raleigh
Mar 11, 2020
An additional person from Wake County has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of positive cases in North Carolina to eight. The tests, conducted by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, are presumptively positive and will be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lab. The person is doing well and is isolating at home. While awaiting confirmation of results from the CDC, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will treat presumptive cases as positive and follow CDC guidelines to protect public health and limit the spread of infection.

This case is related to a traveler from Indiana who visited Biogen in Raleigh last week. The Wake County Public Health Division will work to identify close contacts, which the CDC defines as being within approximately 6 feet of a person with a COVID-19 infection for a prolonged period of time of 10 minutes or longer. Based on information provided by the individual, county health officials will assess risks of exposure, determine which if any additional measures are needed such as temperature and symptom checks, quarantine and/or testing.
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https://www.ncdhhs.gov/news/press-releases/ncdhhs-announces-eighth-case-covid-19-north-carolina

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Covid 19, Update 6 (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 OP
Thank you for the updates, lmsp! Sugar Smack Mar 2020 #1
You're welcome, Sugar Smack. littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 #2
All the best of luck to you too. Sugar Smack Mar 2020 #3

littlemissmartypants

(25,490 posts)
2. You're welcome, Sugar Smack.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 07:16 PM
Mar 2020

I'm trying to keep up and your thanks means a lot. I wish you the best during this trying time. ❤

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