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This article was updated at 12:45 p.m.

A resident of a senior living center is the first person in Catawba County to have a confirmed case of the coronavirus.

Catawba County Public Health Director Jennifer McCracken made the announcement during a press conference Friday morning.

“The patient is in isolation … at a local hospital and is doing well at this time," McCracken said. “How the person acquired the infection is still being investigated.”

McCracken did not identify the center or give the patient’s age or gender.

Public health authorities are investigating the case and are reaching out to people who had contact with the patient.

They have also been working with senior facilities for weeks on measures like limiting visitation, disinfecting buildings, hand washing and social distancing.

“We knew that this was likely to happen in Catawba County, and we’ve been preparing for this day,” McCracken said.

It’s currently not known if the case was from community spread or was related to travel. She said the test was conducted several days ago and was sent to a commercial lab.