First coronavirus case confirmed in New York City

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Tourists wearing masks walk through Union Square in New York City on February 28, 2020, amid fears of the coronavirus and a global pandemic.

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The first coronavirus case in Manhattan has been confirmed, a woman who recently traveled to Iran and is currently isolated in her home, according to a person familiar with the matter. 

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed the state’s first case on Sunday, without specifying where the patient lives.

“This evening we learned of the first positive case of novel coronavirus — or COVID-19 — in New York State. The patient, a woman in her late thirties, contracted the virus while traveling abroad in Iran, and is currently isolated in her home,” Cuomo said in the statement. “The patient has respiratory symptoms, but is not in serious condition and has been in a controlled situation since arriving to New York.”

Cuomo said local cases were expected and the risk to New Yorkers remains low. He said he’s asked state lawmakers to approve $40 million in emergency funding to combat the fast-spreading virus. 

 “There is no reason for undue anxiety — the general risk remains low in New York. We are diligently managing this situation and will continue to provide information as it becomes available,” Cuomo said. 

New York’s first case falls on the heels of new presumed and confirmed cases in Washington state and California reported over the weekend. Public health officials in Seattle reported one death and several new presumed cases Saturday and Sunday, adding that 50 residents and employees of a nursing care facility were being tested for the new coronavirus.

Health officials in Santa Clara county, California, confirmed three new cases over the weekend, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in that county, alone, to seven.

This story is breaking. Please check back for updates. 

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