First Coronavirus case confirmed in Australia
One man in Victoria has been confirmed to have contracted the deadly coronavirus, and two men in NSW are likely victims as the outbreak spreads.
China has confirmed 1,287 cases of patients infected with the new coronavirus as of Jan. 24, while the death toll from the virus has risen to 41.
News.com.au reports that NSW Health told reporters of the two new “probable infections” this afternoon, confirming that an additional four people in NSW were undergoing testing.
Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said this afternoon that a case of the respiratory condition had been confirmed in a man who last week returned from China. He was in the country for six days before being diagnosed.
It’s the first confirmed case in Australia among “about a dozen” cases being investigated, confirmed Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young on Saturday.
“It’s an evolving number,” she told reporters at a press conference on Saturday afternoon.
Via News.com.au
