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A resident of Charlottesville has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials with the Thomas Jefferson Health District announced Monday.

The diagnosis marks the first case of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, in the district, according to a news release.

The positive case is a woman in her late 50s and the case appears to be travel-related, news releases said. The patient was tested for the novel coronavirus by a commercial lab.

There are at least 51 positive cases in Virginia, according to the Virginia Department of Health, but the department’s Monday update did not including the Charlottesville case.

According to the health district and the University of Virginia, the person is a member of the Women’s Center staff who lives off-Grounds. She is receiving treatment and has been quarantined at her home, according to an email sent to the UVa community by school President Jim Ryan.

The Women’s Center is being vacated and deep-cleaned with products that kill the coronavirus in accordance with CDC guidelines, the email from Ryan said. All 17 of the center’s permanent, non-student staff are currently self-quarantining, according to a university spokesman.