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A Montana resident visiting Maryland has tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to a social media post from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.

The case will be classified as Montana's first, but Maryland health officials will take the lead in addressing it, according to the post.

The patient is a woman in her 70s who lives in Lake County and part-time in Maryland. She had been in contact with a person diagnosed with the new coronavirus, or COVID-19, and was tested for the disease at a hospital in Anne Arundel County, which encompasses the city of Annapolis.

According to a press release from Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, the woman hasn't been in Montana since November.

"We believe this individual did not have coronavirus while in Montana," the press release said.

The patient is in "fair" condition, according to Maryland health officials, and is being kept in an Anne Arundel county hospital in isolation.

“(She) contracted out of state during travel in an area where there is known to be COVID at this time,” said Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, Anne Arundel County's health officer. "This person has had very limited contact with the public" after coming into contact with the virus.