Sacramento County ex-China COVID Case In California

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The adult returned from China to the U.S. on February 2. The individual took precautionary measures during travel and has self-quarantined since returning. During the quarantine period, the individual began exhibiting mild symptoms.

https://dhs.saccounty.net/PUB/Documents/Communicable-Disease-Control/ME-CoronavirusPressRelease20200221.pdf

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News Release

Division of Public Health Olivia Kasirye, MD, MS Public Health Officer 7001-A East Parkway, Suite 600A Sacramento, CA 95823

phone (916) 875-5881 fax (916) 875-5888 www.scph.com

Department of Health Services Peter Beilenson, MD, MPH, Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 21, 2020

Contact: Brenda Bongiorno, Public Information Officer [email protected] / 916-874-7798

Sacramento County Detects 2019 Novel Coronavirus Case

First confirmed Sacramento County COVID-19 case; no immediate threat to the public’s health Sacramento, Calif. – Sacramento County Public Health reports the first confirmed travel-related coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case in a Sacramento County resident. The individual recently traveled from China, where an outbreak of the novel coronavirus has been ongoing since December 2019. The adult returned from China to the U.S. on February 2. The individual took precautionary measures during travel and has self-quarantined since returning. During the quarantine period, the individual began exhibiting mild symptoms. In consultation with the individual’s primary care provider, Sacramento County Public Health coordinated testing with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Currently, the individual is asymptomatic, but will remain home for mandatory isolation until cleared by Sacramento County Public Health. Sacramento County Public Health’s investigation determined that currently, the public’s risk of exposure is extremely low. As a reminder to residents of Sacramento County, Dr. Peter Beilenson, Sacramento County Department of Health Services Director, said, “Cases in the U.S., including this first case in Sacramento County, have primarily been travel-related. The risk of COVID-19 to the U.S. public continues to be low. Sacramento County health providers are continuing to be vigilant, monitoring for acute respiratory illness, and gathering recent travel information to detect any new COVID-19 cases.” With state and federal health agencies, Sacramento County Public Health has a coordinated system with healthcare partners to identify possible cases, coordinate testing/diagnosis and management of suspect cases, lead investigations to identify those possibly exposed for infection control. Per guidance from the CDC, a clinical specimen was collected from the individual and was sent to CDC where laboratory testing confirmed the infection.