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- The first case of possible "community spread" of the coronavirus — meaning the origin by which a person was infected is unknown — was detected in the US.
- The patient is being treated at UC Davis Medical Center after being transferred from VacaValley hospital in Vacaville after her condition worsened, KGO reported.
- A UC Davis internal memo said medical workers requested that the person be tested a week ago, but the CDC declined to test the patient as the person did not meet the required criteria for a test.
- The patient had not recently traveled to China nor had any known contact with another person infected with COVID-19.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed what may be the first case of community spread of the coronavirus in the US — in which the origin by which a person was infected is unknown.
The CDC said the woman "reportedly did not have relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient with COVID-19."
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