"This particular case did not fit the definition that we've learned from the CDC and State Department of Health. This person did not travel out of the country for quite some time so we did not have that suspicion of that," Mary Fran Wachunas said.

The director says Shen hadn't been to China in over 13 months.

And while the symptoms of Coronavirus are flu-like it's important to remember a person has to have traveled to mainland China or come into "close contact" with anyone that's been infected with the virus for a "prolonged period of time," as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control.

"I mean the tragedy here is that a young person passed away unexpectedly. But to jump to a conclusion unnecessarily, and that happens a lot with social media nowadays, where everyone is instantly an expert and conspiracy theorist, it's just not appropriate in this case there's no reason to believe that at all," McLaughlin said.

A Memo on the RPI website reiterates there have been no confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in New York and another letter from RPI President, Shirley Jackson announced grief counselors will be on hand to help anyone mourning the sudden death of Shen.

An autopsy was being done Tuesday afternoon. When complete, samples will be sent for testing.