Test results negative in suspected Maryland coronavirus case
Tests on a Maryland patient who was suspected of having the novel coronavirus have come back negative.
The person hasn’t been identified, but the Maryland Department of Health reported earlier this week that someone was being tested for the virus. On Thursday afternoon, the department’s website was updated to show that tests had come back negative.
The result comes on an otherwise grim day for news about the virus: The first case of person-to-person contact in the United States was reported on Thursday, and the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global health emergency after the number of cases grew tenfold in the space of a week.
The virus, centered in Wuhan, China, has struck 7,800 people in China, including 170 deaths. The virus has hit 18 other countries.
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So far, no confirmed cases have been reported in the District, Maryland or Virginia.
A George Mason University student is awaiting test results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is conducting all tests.
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