Two more people have tested positive for the new coronavirus in Fort Bend County, authorities said Friday, bringing the total number of cases in the area to eight.

Both patients are women in their 60s who traveled to Egypt, according to a county press release. The other six patients who have been identified in the area — five in Harris County and a third in Fort Bend — were on the same trip.

One woman’s symptoms had gone away, according to the new release. The other had mild symptoms. Both were placed under mandatory quarantine.

Fort Bend had asked a number of people to self-quarantine who were in close contact with their first patient identified Wednesday with COVID-19, a man in his 70s.

Those people were supposed to be in quarantine for two weeks, said Yaneth Calderon, spokesperson for Fort Bend County Health and Human Services. Close contacts can include family, co-workers and emergency responders.

There was still no evidence of coronavirus spreading in the community, according to the release.

Three firefighters and two EMS workers went Tuesday to help the man in his 70s, Stafford Fire Chief Larry DiCamillo said.

The EMS workers were under quarantine, he said, but the firefighters — who were at a distance in an open air environment — would not be unless CDC confirmed the case.

The city of Houston conducted the initial tests for the two women from Fort Bend. Specimens were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for further testing.

The county was still awaiting confirmation from CDC on its first case.

emily.foxhall@chron.com