According to Fox News
A second coronavirus case of unknown origin was confirmed in the state of California on Friday, after a Santa Clara County resident reportedly tested positive for the disease. Meanwhile, state officials in Oregon confirmed the first “community spread” case of the virus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that officials are “aware of a second possible instance of community spread of COVID-19 in California,” and that the patient has tested positive for the virus and is considered a presumptive positive case, The Associated Press reported.
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) officials said Friday that the state’s case was “presumptive,” as it hadn’t yet been confirmed by the CDC, Fox 12 Oregon reported.
The news broke just two days after California’s first case of unknown origin was confirmed. The CDC says there are 12 travel-related U.S. cases and now three cases of “person-to-person spread” in the country, according to its website. The latest case would bring the total number of those detected in the U.S. to 16.
The latest case brings the number of infected in the United States to at least 60, which includes people who’ve been repatriated to the U.S.