An individual in Pine Bluff is Arkansas’ first presumptive case of coronavirus, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced during a news conference this morning.
The patient has an out-of-state travel history, according to the governor. The individual is being treated at Jefferson Regional Medical Center.
A test, performed by the state Health Department, will be sent to the CDC for confirmation. "There’s not any general risk to the public,” Hutchinson said. “But the Department of Health team will be taking the proper precautions there as the patient is in isolation.”
The department is identifying potential contacts with the patient, who will then be monitored and tested if symptoms arise.