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‘THIS WAS EXPECTED’

New York State Confirms First Case of Coronavirus

The woman is reportedly in her late 30s and recently traveled to Iran.

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By Emma Tucker

New York state confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, a woman in her late 30s who had recently traveled to Iran. “The patient has respiratory symptoms, but is not in serious condition and has been in a controlled situation since arriving in New York,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement. “There is no cause for surprise—this was expected. As I said from the beginning, it was a matter of when, not if there would be a case of novel coronavirus in New York.” The governor said the woman has been isolated in her Manhattan home since arriving in the state. 

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