Oklahoma Department Of Health Reassures Residents Worried About Coronavirus

The Oklahoma Department of Health updated the public Wednesday morning on two possible cases of the coronavirus in Oklahoma.<br/>

Wednesday, January 29th 2020, 6:33 am

By: Shannon Rousseau

Oklahoma Department Of Health Reassures Residents Worried About Coronavirus

The Oklahoma Department of Health held a news conference to update two possible cases of the coronavirus in Oklahoma.

On Monday, the Health Department confirmed they are testing two Oklahomans for the coronavirus. Both of those people had recently traveled to China and later developed symptoms of the virus.

On Wednesday, officials said they expect to get the test results in the next day or two.

As of right now, the health department said there is no need to worry about the virus.

"As far as the risk factors for Oklahomans, it is a low risk for any single individual currently in Oklahoma," said Oklahoma Commissioner of Health Gary Cox.

Health officials at the CDC are warning against any non-essential travel to China and said they increased the number of screening sites from five airports to 20.

Right now, at least 132 people are dead with nearly 6,000 cases just in China.

Globally, there are more than 80 confirmed cases outside of China--including five in the U.S., but no deaths.

Shannon Rousseau

Shannon Rousseau joined News On 6 in 2019 as an anchor and reporter. She comes to Oklahoma from KTTC in Rochester, Minn. where she spent three years as the weekend anchor, producer and reporter. During her time in the north, Shannon survived three winter

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