Another Wake County resident tested positive for coronavirus as the illness continues to spread across North Carolina's Triangle.This brings the cases to eight in the Tar Heel State.The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said the case is related to a traveler from Indiana who visited BioGen in Raleigh last week.The Wake County Public Health Division is working to identify anyone who may have had close contact with the patient.The person is doing well and is isolating at home, officials said.The tests were conducted by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health. The case will be need to be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.The vast majority of people recover from the new virus. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover. In mainland China, where the virus first exploded, more than 80,000 people have been diagnosed and more than 58,000 have so far recovered.”

Another Wake County resident tested positive for coronavirus as the illness continues to spread across North Carolina's Triangle.

This brings the cases to eight in the Tar Heel State.


The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said the case is related to a traveler from Indiana who visited BioGen in Raleigh last week.

The Wake County Public Health Division is working to identify anyone who may have had close contact with the patient.

The person is doing well and is isolating at home, officials said.

The tests were conducted by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health. The case will be need to be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.

The vast majority of people recover from the new virus. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover. In mainland China, where the virus first exploded, more than 80,000 people have been diagnosed and more than 58,000 have so far recovered.”