2 county residents among 8 statewide tested for coronavirus

EVERETT — Two Snohomish County residents are among the eight people in Washington being tested for possibly having the Wuhan coronavirus.

“They are connected to contact investigations from the confirmed case in Snohomish County,” said Heather Thomas, Snohomish Health District spokeswoman. Specimens were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Monday.

State officials are monitoring 63 people who were in close contact with the Snohomish County man after he returned Jan. 15 from Wuhan, China, epicenter of the virus. The man was admitted a week ago to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.

“In a complex case like this one, it is to be expected that we identify others who need to be tested. That is why our disease investigators are doing daily monitoring for potential symptoms,” Thomas said.

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