Two adults are being tested for coronavirus infection in New York’s Southern Tier, according to the Broome County Health Department.

The cases have not been confirmed, and the department told WBNG-TV that testing is currently underway at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta with results expected in a couple of days.

Both patients recently returned from China, and presented at local medical facilities with respiratory symptoms, according to WBNG.

Binghamton University Health Services put out an alert this week, notifying students and staff that it is carefully monitoring the coronavirus outbreak.

“Any student who has been in Wuhan, China, in the last 14 days and has fever, cough or shortness of breath is asked to call the office (607-777-2221) before arriving for clinical care,” the statement instructed.

Coronavirus causes fever, difficulty breathing, fatigue and coughing, and has killed more than 50 people and sickened more than 2,000 more around the world, especially in China. In the United States, 110 people are being monitored for the virus across 26 states.

Five cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in California, Arizona, Illinois and Washington. New York had previously announced that four patients had been isolated for testing. Their identities were not revealed, and it is not clear whether the two residents in Broome County were among the four announced on Monday.

The incubation period for the virus is anywhere from two to 14 days, and there is no evidence to suggest that people can be infected without symptoms showing.

Broome County told WBNG that both patients were released to their homes for isolation, and said there is no health risk to the general public.

The department said it “will provide an update on the results of the coronavirus tests once they are available.”

The CDC has already begun screening people who travel from Wuhan to the U.S. for fevers and other signs of illness at airports in Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), San Francisco (SFO), New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX).

“This is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation and CDC will provide updated information as it becomes available, in addition to updated guidance,” the CDC website states. “CDC is closely monitoring this situation and is working with World Health Organisation.”

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