One Coronavirus Transfer Case In Palo Alto

From the City of Palo Alto:

March 4, 2020

Palo Alto has been closely tracking and monitoring the emerging infectious disease known as Coronavirus (technical name COVID-19). As of March 4, there are now 14 cases in Santa Clara County, with one case in Palo Alto because of a Veterans Affairs (VA) Palo Alto Health Care System (a federal agency) hospital transfer from another County in California to Palo Alto. This case is unique and not related to a community spread of the virus. Instead, this case is a contained hospital transfer of an infected veteran from one hospital to another. The ambulance transfer was not by our local Palo Alto Fire Department.

The City of Palo Alto has set up this webpage for updates and more details on the Coronavirus.

This press release was produced by the City of Palo Alto. The views expressed here are the author’s own.