Fifth coronavirus patient diagnosed in US as officials investigate more potential cases

By Tim Pearce

Published January 26, 2020 10:13pm ET

Fifth coronavirus patient diagnosed in US as officials investigate more potential cases — Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment wheel bodies to a refrigerated trailer serving as a makeshift morgue at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Monday, April 6, 2020, in New York. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. | (John Minchillo/AP)

A mysterious virus that was first reported in China has now infected five people in the United States.

Californian health agencies announced on Sunday that two separate cases of the coronavirus have popped up in patients in Los Angeles County and Orange County, while another was confirmed in Arizona. The infection was first found in Wuhan, China.

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