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Agency: 2nd U.S. case

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virus from community

By ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SAN JOSE (AP) — THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP'S
EARLIER STORY IS BELOW:
Health officials have confirmed the second case of novel
coronavirus in the United States believed to have been
transmitted to a person who didn't travel internationally
or come in close contact with anyone who had it.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said
Friday that officials are "aware of a second possible in-
stance of community spread of COVID-19 in California."
The CDC said in a statement that the patient has tested
positive for the virus and is considered a presumptive pos-
itive case.
Solano County Health Officer Dr. Bela Matyas discusses his county's response to a resident
diagnosed with coronavirus on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Fairfield, Calif.
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