PORTER COUNTY, Ind. — A person to have possibly been infected with the Wuhan coronavirus has been cleared by health officials in Porter County.
Porter County Health Officer Dr. Maria Stamp said lab testing performed by the CDC on the individual was negative for the presence of the novel coronavirus.
According to Stamp, person’s condition improved and the was discharged today. Officials said there is no further risk to the public.
As previously reported, the county health department had identified a person traveling through Porter County as potentially infected with the virus.
The patient was isolated at a Porter County hospital out of an abundance of caution on Monday, January 27.
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