Corpus Christi and Nueces County officials said six people tested positive for coronavirus on Monday.

Five people are residents of Nueces County. One is not a resident, according to a news release from the city. The person who is not a resident is still in the area, City Manager Peter Zanoni told the Caller-Times late Monday night.

Zanoni said the person is not a Texas resident but declined to say where the person was from.

The cases are all travel-related. The age ranges and genders of those who tested positive were not released late Monday.

On Saturday, March 21, Corpus Christi Mayor Joe McComb confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Corpus Christi.

This now brings the total number of cases confirmed by local health officials to seven, including the non-resident.

The Corpus Christi - Nueces County Public Health District began processing tests for the virus Monday using an existing laboratory at the health district, the release states.

Tests were previously sent to other cities for testing.

On Monday morning, 20 samples were collected. Seventeen of the samples were collected at the drive-thru collection site at the Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial parking lot. Three inpatient samples were processed locally, the release states.

Testing was completed late Monday, the release states.

"Late today, testing was completed on the 20 samples: 14 were negative and six tested positive for COVID-19 of which one is not a resident of Nueces County," the release reads. "All positive cases were travel related (Costa Rica, Ireland, Houston, New Orleans, Spain) and not considered community spread."

The people who tested positive have been notified. They were also educated about safety precautions for themselves, their family and the community, the release states.

The Health Department is working with those who tested positive to trace where they have been recently and who they have been in contact with, Zanoni said.

It wasn't immediately clear if those who tested positive self-quarantined upon returning to Nueces County. As of Monday, all who tested positive were in quarantine, Zanoni added.

Officials say the results bring the amount of coronavirus cases in Nueces County to six, because one of the people that tested positive on Monday is not a resident. That case would be counted by the person's home state.

WHO WAS THE FIRST CONFIRMED CASE?

On Saturday, officials announced a man between the ages of 45 and 55 tested positive for coronavirus. The Corpus Christi man had recently traveled to Houston for a one-day business trip.

His symptoms began with a headache and a fever before he was tested and immediately placed in a 14-day quarantine, said Annette Rodriguez, Nueces County director of public health.

Earlier on Monday the city canceled a news conference planned for 3 p.m. Officials at the time said the cancellation was because of "no new updates."

It wasn't clear when officials learned on Monday about the six new positive cases.

Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales also said Monday local officials are considering a shelter-in-place order.

In an email to the Caller-Times Canales said it wasn't a question of if the county will shelter in place, but when and how.

"Officials are planning to update the public and media tomorrow with any additional information," the city news release reads.

Staff writer Kathryn Cargo contributed to this report.

This is a developing story. Check back to Caller.com for updates.

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