RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A Chatham County man is the second person in North Carolina to test positive for novel coronavirus, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday.

According to a press release, the second case is unrelated to the first case.

The test for the second case was conducted by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health and is presumptive positive. It will be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Lab.

According to officials, the person is doing well and is in isolation at home.

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The man, from Chatham County, traveled in late February to an area in Italy that now has a COVID-19 outbreak.

The press release stated that he had two days of mild, flu-like symptoms while in Italy. His fever resolved and symptoms were improving, and he flew back to the United States the following day.

Chatham County Public Health Department officials conducted a home visit and collected specimens, which came back presumptively positive Thursday night.

Since the person had been symptomatic before travel, the CDC will identify close contacts on the flight thought to be at risk and notify the appropriate public health agencies, the press release said.

COVID-19 is currently not widespread in North Carolina. Because COVID-19 is most commonly spread through respiratory droplets, North Carolinians should take the same measures that health care providers recommend to prevent the spread of the flu and other viruses, including washing your hands, avoiding touching your face and covering coughs and sneezes. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Health officials said the man is currently doing well and is in isolation at his home. They are releasing no further information about the man.

Because COVID-19 is an emerging virus, many people are unfamiliar with the basics of it and why it works differently from the common cold even though it’s part of the same family of viruses.

To understand how COVID-19 differs from the flu, click here.

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