The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it erroneously identified the first patient to die from the coronavirus as a female.

“CDC erroneously identified the patient as a female in a briefing earlier today with the President and Vice President,” CDC Director Robert Redfield said in a tweet, referring to a press conference held earlier Saturday at the White House.

CDC erroneously identified the patient as a female in a briefing earlier today with the President and Vice President. — Dr. Robert R. Redfield (@CDCDirector) February 29, 2020

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The tweet came after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Jay Robert InsleeBarr asked prosecutors to explore charging Seattle mayor over protest zone: report Bottom line Oregon senator says Trump's blame on 'forest management' for wildfires is 'just a big and devastating lie' MORE (D) announced the first death in the United States from the coronavirus in the state.

At his news conference earlier, President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE had described the victim as a woman in her late 50s.

“Unfortunately one person passed away overnight. She was a wonderful woman, a medically high-risk patient in her late 50s,” Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room.

Washington state officials later described the person as a man in his 50s with underlying health conditions.

Officials have so far announced four cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. with unknown origins, meaning it is possible the virus is spreading among the general public in some areas. That includes two cases in California, one in Oregon and one in Washington state.

To combat a possible outbreak of the coronavirus in the U.S., Trump on Saturday announced further restrictions on travel from Iran and said he was considering closing the southern border.