3 More Coronavirus Cases Reported In San Diego County

SAN DIEGO, CA — Three more people have tested positive for the new coronavirus in San Diego County, county health officials announced Friday evening.

To date, there have been 11 cases of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, in the county. Eight of the patients have been county residents, while the other three stemmed from federal quarantine at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, according to the county's Health and Human Services Agency.

"We anticipated that more cases would be reported. We also expect community spread of COVID-19 to occur, if it hasn't already," said Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county's public health officer. "The public should be assured that we are following CDC guidance and taking aggressive measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19."

The three new cases include:

• A man in his 40s who is in isolation at a hospital and traveled to New York and Philadelphia.
• A man in his 30s who is in isolation at home and traveled to Chicago.
• A woman in her 70s who is in isolation at home.

Health officials are working to determine where the patients were prior to developing symptoms and testing positive for COVID-19. Any people who are determined to be at risk will be placed under self-quarantine and monitored for possible symptoms, officials said.

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Health officials are also monitoring everyone under home isolation and quarantine to make sure they don't develop symptoms.

"We check on these people daily and take appropriate actions when they develop symptoms," Wooten said. "It's important to remember that if you did not have close contact to the patient with COVID-19 or someone who's traveled to an impacted country or region, the risk of infection is still low."

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