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1st case of Coronavirus reported in Santa Cruz County She was a Grand Princess cruise passenger from the 1st group



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CASE OF CORONAVIRUS. HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THIS IS NOT A COMMUNITY SPREAD CASE ....AND THE RISK STILL REMAINS LOW FOR THE AREA. ALSO, WE ARE LEARNING THAT THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA HAS REPORTED 8 NEW CASES INCLUDING THE FIRST IN THE CITY OF GILROY. IT NOW BRINGS THE TOTAL IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY TO 32. AS A REMINDER, THERE ARE NO CONFIRMED CASES OF THE VIRUS IN MONTEREY COUNTY. ACTION NEW REPORTER ALANI LETANG ....HAS THE LATEST DETAILS ON THE 1ST CASE OUT OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY..## JOHN LEOPOLD-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SUPERVISOR CLIP#1506 15:59:23 "IT'S NOT SURPRISING WE HAVE A CASE HERE IN S.C. WE HAVE SEEN CASES IN SURROUNDING...ONLY A MATTER OF TIME," SANTA CRUZ COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THEIR FIRST CASE OF COVID-19..FROM A PASSENGER ABOARD THE GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP WHICH TRAVELLED FROM SAN FRANSISCO TO MEXICO FEBRUARY 11TH THROUGH THE 21ST.. DR. GAIL NEWEL-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER CLIP#1502 15:48:10 "THIS INDIVIDUAL TRAVELLED DIRECTLY FROM THE PORT OF SAN FRANSISCO TO THEIR HOME WITH A PRIVATE DRIVER,"BUTT TO 15:52:27 "THIS IS THE SAME CRUISE FROM WHICH THE PASSANGER DISEMBARKED THAT WAS CALIFORNIA''S FIRST DEATH IN PLACER COUNTY," THAT DEATH...AN ELDERLY ADULT WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE INFECTED PERSON IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY... HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY ...HAS BEEN "GERNERALLY" AT HOME SINCE THEIR RETURN ON FEBREUARY 21ST. .... AND DOES NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION AT THIS TIME... SEVERAL OTHER PASSENGERS FROM THE SAME CRUISE TRIP RESIDE IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY... ARE ALL BEING ACTIVELY MONITORED AND UNDER SELF-QUARANTINE WITH DAILY CONTACT FROM PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS. BUT THE CONCERNS HAPPENING LONG BEFORE THEN. JOHN LEOPOLD -SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SUPERVISOR CLIP#1506 15:59:50 "I HEAR FROM COMMUNITY MEETINGS THEY WANT TO KNOW IF SAFE FOR KIDS, IF IT'S SAFE FOR THEIR PARENTS SAFE TO GO OUT TO A PUBLIC EVENT..THOSE ARE NORMAL QUESTION," SANTA CRUZ COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THIS FIRST CASE IS TRAVEL-RELATED NOT COMMUNITY SPREAD...AND THE RISK TO THE PUBLIC REMAINS LOW. HEALTH EXPERTS STRESS THE STEPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN TAKE IN STOPPING THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. WASH HANDS REGULARLY WITH SOAP AND WATER OR ALCOHOL-BASED HAND SANITIZER...COUGH OR SNEEZE INTO YOUR ELBOWS...AND STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK.... DR. GAIL NEWEL-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER CLIP#1502 15:56:25 PUBLIC SHOULD ALSO BE REASSURED THAT MOST CASES OF COVID-19 WILL BE MILD AS WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL. AND THOSE FOLKS CAN RECOVER AT HOME AND PERHAPS NOT EVEN BE TESTED. WE ARE RECOMMENDING MIGHT HAVE SYMPTOMS CAN STAY HOME. DO NOT GO TO THE HOSIPTAL UNLESS HOSSPITAL SICK," IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ...I'M ALANI LETANG ....KSBW ACTION NEWS EIGHT## ALSO BREAKING.....