Three people in New York City were tested for coronavirus after recent trips from mainland China, health officials announced late Sunday.
The city's health department announced a first patient on Saturday and two others late Sunday evening. As of 10:00 p.m. Sunday, testing for all three cases had not been completed; a process estimated to take 36-48 hours.
The first patient, under 40 years old, was admitted to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan on Saturday and the other two, over 60 years old, were admitted to hospitals in Queens; one at Flushing Hospital and the other at New York- Presbyterian, health officials said.
All three patients "presented with fever and cough or shortness of breath without another common cause, like influenza and other cold viruses," the health department said.
Three people in New York City were tested for coronavirus after recent trips from mainland China, health officials announced late Sunday.
The city's health department announced a first patient on Saturday and two
others late Sunday evening. As of 10:00 p.m. Sunday, testing for all three
cases had not been completed; a process estimated to take 36-48 hours.
The first patient, under 40 years old, was admitted to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan on Saturday and the other two, over 60 years old, were admitted to hospitals in Queens; one at Flushing Hospital and the other at New York-
Presbyterian, health officials said.
All three patients "presented with fever and cough or shortness of breath
without another common cause, like influenza and other cold viruses," the
health department said.