The Fond du Lac County Health Department says five new patients have tested positive for the coronavirus.

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SARAH: CORRECT. THE DISTRICT HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 8:00 TONIGHT TO TELL US AN EMPLOYEE AT HOPKINS LLOYD COMMUNITY SCHOOL TESTED TODAY FOR CORONAVIRUS. THOSE RESULTS CAME BACK SHOWING IT IS A PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19. I ASKED THE SUPERINTENDENT WHETHER OR NOT THE EMPLOYEE IS A TEACHER AT THE SCHOOL. HE DID NOT ANSWER. I ALSO ASKED WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE SCHOOL AND IF THEY WERE SHOWING SYMPTOMS. HE ALSO DIDN'T ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. THE DISTRICT DID CONFIRM THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS UNDER MEDICAL SUPERVISION, THOUGH THEY DID NOT ELABORATE ON THE CONDITION OF THE EMPLOYEE OR WHO THEY MAY HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH AT THE SCHOOL. THEY DID SAY ANYONE WHO HAS HAD CLOSE CONTACT WITH THAT EMPLOYEE WILL BE QUARANTINED FOR 14 DAYS. >> FOR PARENTS WHO WILL BE WATCHING OUR NEWSCAST AT 10:00, THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR KIDS. CAN YOU PUT SOME OF THE WORRIES TO REST? >> THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH NPS TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS AND FAMILIES AND STAFF ARE SAFE. I KNOW THAT OFTEN TIMES WHEN WE LOOK AT, OK, THERE IS A CASE IN OUR AREA, THERE IS PANIC THAT COMES WITH THAT, BUT THERE ARE PUBLIC HEALTH METHODS PUT INTO PLAY TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE. WE HAVE THE SOURCE. AND WE CAN DETERMINE THEIR MOVEMENTS. BEN: TALKING ABOUT THAT EMPLOYEE AGAIN, DID THE DISTRICT SAY IF THE EMPLOYEE TRAVELED RECENTLY? SARAH: THEY DID SAY THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING, BUT THEY DIDN'T SAY WHERE OR WHEN THEY GOT BACK.

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The Fond du Lac County Health Department says some diagnosed coronavirus cases have been linked to a river cruise in Egypt.Health officials said Sunday that five new patients tested positive for the coronavirus. Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinFour of the new patients were exposed to the virus on a river cruise in Egypt.It was organized by a Fond du Lac travel agency, officials said.The other contracted the virus after domestic travel.Twenty-five other residents tested negative for the virus.That brings the total number of positive coronavirus cases in Fond du Lac County to 11.Nine patients were on the river cruise.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending a team to Fond du Lac County to help trace residents who may have been exposed to the virus.Additional test results are pending but health officials were not sure how many there were.The travel agency that organized the trip said Egypt was not initially believed to be a high-risk coronavirus country, so the state did not test the residents."Our travelers’ symptoms progressed ...and (they) were tested," the travel agency said in a statement on its Facebook page.The company canceled other trips for the rest of the year.There have been at least 47 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin since the outbreak began.One patient in Dane County has recovered. The state and county health departments have not disclosed the ages or conditions of any of the patients.At least 504 patients have tested negative for the coronavirus in Wisconsin.As of Monday afternoon, nearly 4,400 Americans have tested positive for the coronavirus.At least 75 Americans have died and at least 17 patients have recovered. Sign up for coronavirus email alerts from WISNGet breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 app.Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube