The Ohio Department of Health is monitoring a new person with a suspected case of the novel coronavirus.

Samples from the person under investigation have been taken and were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing, according to a statement from the Ohio Department of Health.

Results are pending and are expected in a few days, officials said. The individual and their contacts are being monitored by health officials.

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The department will not release personal information or the location of the Ohioan suspected of having the virus. A local health department is monitoring the person and the people he or she came into contact with, according to the state.

There are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ohio, officials said. Two Miami University students who had recently traveled to China reported symptoms suggesting coronavirus and were put into precautionary isolation, but test results released Sunday showed they did not have the disease.

Ohio health officials will begin posting numbers of any confirmed cases and people being tested in Ohio on the department‘s website by 2 p.m. Thursday. Numbers will be updated on Tuesdays and Thursdays as the CDC reports its nationwide numbers, according to the department.

“Ohioans are known for treating one another, as well as visitors, with acceptance, respect, and understanding,” department director Dr. Amy Acton said in a statement. “Whether someone is ill or well, a traveler or not, they deserve to be afforded the same kindness. Please keep this in mind as we learn more about 2019 novel coronavirus.”

Coronaviruses, named for the crown-like spikes on their surfaces, are common in animals; this one apparently jumped to humans sometime in December.

The initial outbreak in Wuhan, China, reportedly had a link to a large seafood and animal market in that city but is now spreading person to person, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chinese health authorities are struggling to gain control of the illness’ spread.

At least 491 deaths have been attributed to the illness worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Only 0.8% of the roughly 24,554 cases confirmed worldwide are outside China, the WHO said Wednesday.

As of Wednesday, the CDC was investigating 293 people in 36 states for possible cases of coronavirus. Eleven people or 4% of the total have tested positive.

Reporter Max Filby of the Columbus Dispatch contributed.