Anne Arundel County's first confirmed case of the COVID-19 coronavirus is a woman in her 70s.According to officials at a news briefing late Wednesday afternoon, the woman has been hospitalized, is in isolation and is in fair condition.Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said once state officials became aware of the case, action was swiftly taken to coordinate with officials in Anne Arundel County and Montana, including Montana Gov. Steve Bullock.||Timeline: Coronavirus in Maryland||She is a part-time resident of the county and also lives in Montana. Officials said the woman traveled to a state where there is known to be COVID-19 transmission, where she contracted the virus. She has been in Maryland for about a week.Because delayed onset of symptoms is one hallmark of this virus, 11 News asked about the timeline."The test came back positive today. That test was actually done a few days ago. Ideally, the test turnaround time is usually 24 hours, but we're finding that with the large influx of testing, it's taking actually much longer than that -- up to 48 or even 72 hours," said Anne Arundel County Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman.She's had very little contact with others, officials said. They've identified and contacted those people, though they wouldn't say how many are now being monitored as a result.Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman said to expect large, nonessential, county-sponsored events to be postponed or canceled. Officials are still working out what that would look like.Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent George Arlotto said schools are open and sports are still on and said they have a plan to maintain operations, instruction and meal delivery in the event of long-term closures. Plans include two weeks of lessons taught online and on television in order to reach every student at every grade level. Arlotto announced immediate cancellation of all school-system related large-scale public events and all school field trips that are not part of the core mission of school system instruction.Spring athletic contests will be allowed to continue, though games, matches and meets will take place without spectators, officials said.No additional positive cases have been confirmed in Maryland because of the Montana visitor. The state currently stands at nine confirmed cases.​

Anne Arundel County's first confirmed case of the COVID-19 coronavirus is a woman in her 70s.

According to officials at a news briefing late Wednesday afternoon, the woman has been hospitalized, is in isolation and is in fair condition.


Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said once state officials became aware of the case, action was swiftly taken to coordinate with officials in Anne Arundel County and Montana, including Montana Gov. Steve Bullock.

||Timeline: Coronavirus in Maryland||

She is a part-time resident of the county and also lives in Montana. Officials said the woman traveled to a state where there is known to be COVID-19 transmission, where she contracted the virus. She has been in Maryland for about a week.

Because delayed onset of symptoms is one hallmark of this virus, 11 News asked about the timeline.

"The test came back positive today. That test was actually done a few days ago. Ideally, the test turnaround time is usually 24 hours, but we're finding that with the large influx of testing, it's taking actually much longer than that -- up to 48 or even 72 hours," said Anne Arundel County Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman.

She's had very little contact with others, officials said. They've identified and contacted those people, though they wouldn't say how many are now being monitored as a result.

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman said to expect large, nonessential, county-sponsored events to be postponed or canceled. Officials are still working out what that would look like.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent George Arlotto said schools are open and sports are still on and said they have a plan to maintain operations, instruction and meal delivery in the event of long-term closures. Plans include two weeks of lessons taught online and on television in order to reach every student at every grade level.

Arlotto announced immediate cancellation of all school-system related large-scale public events and all school field trips that are not part of the core mission of school system instruction.

Spring athletic contests will be allowed to continue, though games, matches and meets will take place without spectators, officials said.

No additional positive cases have been confirmed in Maryland because of the Montana visitor. The state currently stands at nine confirmed cases.



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Officials have confirmed that a Montana resident visiting Anne Arundel Co. has tested positive for COVID-19. ***While this will be classified as a Montana case***, @MDHealth and @AAHealth will take the lead on the investigation. — Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) March 11, 2020

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