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Arizona, California cases push U.S. tally of new virus to 5

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The vice didn't immediately viruses that have caused
U.S. has five confirmed release the gender or age outbreaks in the past.
cases of the new virus from of the Maricopa County Dozens of people have
China, all among people patient, but said the person died from the virus in Chi-
who traveled to the city at wasn't severely ill and was na, which has issued mas-
the center of the outbreak, in isolation to keep the ill- sive travel bans in hard-hit
health officials said Sunday. ness from spreading. sections of that country to
Two new cases were re- The three previously report- try to stem spread of the
ported Sunday — one ed cases were a patient in virus. The U.S. consulate in
in Los Angeles County in Orange County, California; Wuhan announced Sun-
California and the other in a man in his 30s in Washing- day that it would evacu-
Maricopa County, Arizona. ton state; and a woman in ate its personnel and some
The latter case was some- her 60s from Chicago. private citizens aboard a
one with ties to Arizona The virus can cause fever, charter flight.
State University who did not coughing, wheezing and The U.S. patients gener-
live in school housing, state pneumonia. It is a member ally have been reported to A sales clerk at a pharmacy rings up a purchase of face masks
health officials said. of the coronavirus fam- be in good condition and as fears of the coronavirus continues, Friday, Jan 24, 2020 in Chi-
Officials with the Arizona ily that's a close cousin to were hospitalized in isola- cago.
Department of Health Ser- the deadly SARS and MERS tion for monitoring.q Associated Press