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f559db6386 3:50 p.m. Three new cases of coronavirus in Santa Clara County: Three new ... Just today, California saw its first coronavirus death in Placer County. ... The hospital said some staff may have been exposed while working in the ... they declined for four days to test the Solano County patient who may be the .... CDC says it quickly approved coronavirus test in Sacramento, ... to wait several days before federal authorities tested a symptomatic patient for the coronavirus. ... When the patient was admitted to the hospital, the UC Davis team asked ... case is the first known domestic instance of infection by the new virus.. The CDC confirmed a coronavirus case in California on Wednesday evening, ... CDC Refused to Test First Possible Community-Transmitted Coronavirus Case for Days ... “At this time, the patient's exposure is unknown,” the CDC said in a ... was transferred to Davis from another Northern California hospital .... Coronavirus test shortages are breeding chaos at some hospitals. Sick patients and health care workers are going untested, they say. ... On Friday, L.A. County officials, in a reversal, said they would adopt the CDC guidelines. ... California has only tested 516 people for COVID-19 to date, far below what is .... The rollout of a CDC-designed test kit to state and local labs has become a ... CDC initially refused a request to test a patient in Northern California who ... helps run a microbiology testing lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital. ... handle dangerous novel pathogens, says Borio, who now works for In-Q-Tel, .... The nation's largest union of registered nurses says hospitals are not prepared for an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, pointing to ... A Solano County, California resident who is the first confirmed case of the Coronavirus COVID-19 ... the patient didn't initially meet the CDC's criteria for being given the test.. CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, California hospital says ... of a new possibly pivotal case, according to officials at the hospital ... the UC Davis Medical Center said in a statement, referring to coronavirus.. UC Davis requested that the CDC test the person for novel coronavirus because neither the Sacramento County nor the California Department .... The U.S. coronavirus death toll rose to 12 on Thursday as officials confirmed ... of people worldwide were infected with a new strain of coronavirus. ... “tip of the spear” in fighting infections, the CDC's director said — and California, ... But the CDC, she was told, refused to test her because she could not have .... New California coronavirus case reveals problems with U.S. testing protocols. by ... The patient sought care at a local hospital before being transferred to UC Davis ... Officials declined to provide details about the patient's age or ... through the CDC in Atlanta, a process that can take several days between .... The patient did not fit CDC criteria for COVID-19, so a test was not immediately administered. ... The head of a health system in Sacramento, California, says the ... did not immediately test a patient infected with the new coronavirus, ... 19, it asked the CDC to conduct testing, but the federal agency declined.. Officials in Washington state said Saturday that limits on testing capacity and ... Washington officials announced three new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, ... The CDC changed those criteria in recent days and expanded them, ... a coronavirus patient, said the CDC had initially declined to test the patient .... Coronavirus: Fears fuel sell-off, new California case, United ... said on Friday that only one American patient is still in the hospital for the coronavirus. ... officials have started to report declines in new cases in recent days.. The first coronavirus test kit arrived in Sonoma County Friday afternoon ... officials have declined to comment on where coronavirus patients or suspected ... to a state-run lab in Contra Costa County or the CDC in Atlanta, officials said. ... At Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital, a large white tent was erected .... “Nurses need to be protected so we can care for all our patients when they need us.” ... cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. ... California said she was in quarantine and sick after treating a patient who had ... for the coronavirus, she said, but the CDC initially declined to test her .... The four-day delay in testing a California woman for coronavirus highlights ... in Northern California, where hospital administrators contend the patient, ... Newsom said the state was working with the CDC to get more testing kits and ... Ten days later, she got sick, with many more symptoms, including aches .... The hospital says its staff requested a test from "public health officials" after the ... Given increased spread of novel coronavirus across the world, CDC has ... Medical Center first requested and been refused a coronavirus test on Feb. ... Diagnosis Of Coronavirus Patient In California Was Delayed For Days .... When the patient was first admitted to the hospital, the individual did not fit ... It took several days to test a coronavirus patient in Northern California who might ... UC Davis officials said the patient arrived at UC Davis Medical ... Since the patient did not fit the existing CDC criteria for COVID-19, a test was not .... The move greatly increases the number of patients who qualify, but it's not ... clinics and hospitals could be overwhelmed by an avalanche of requests. ... in California are already working seven days a week, she said. ... Until last week, the C.D.C. refused to test patients for the novel coronavirus if they had .... ... a coronavirus patient and says they were denied testing by the CDC when ... ill while caring for a patient with the novel coronavirus in north California has ... their symptoms and called for testing but the CDC allegedly declined. ... and the Virgin Islands) suggests U.S. hospitals are underprepared for an ...
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