CHATHAM COUNTY, N.C. — A second person now has coronavirus in North Carolina.

According to health officials, this case is in Chatham County and unrelated to the first case. 

According to the NC Department of Health and Human services the infected man traveled in late February to an area in Italy that now has a COVID-19 outbreak. He reports having two days of mild, flu-like symptoms while in Italy. His fever resolved and symptoms were improving, and he flew back to the United States.

Chatham County Public Health Department officials conducted a home visit and collected specimens, which came back presumptively positive Thursday night. 

The Chatham County Public Health Department says it will work to identify close contacts to monitor symptoms.

Since the person had been symptomatic before travel, the CDC will also be working to identify close contacts on the flight and notify the appropriate public health agencies.

The first person to have got the virus is thought to have gotten it while in Seattle. 

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