First case of deadly, contagious virus from China confirmed in US

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A person in Washington state has been infected with a mysterious, deadly lung virus first reported in Wuhan, China, marking the first case confirmed in the United States.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that it determined that the sick person had the virus, which has infected 291 people in China and killed six. Officials said they expected more cases would arrive in the U.S. and spread to other countries.

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