LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas has recorded its first case of the new coronavirus, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday. The person is from Pine Bluff and is currently in isolation at a hospital, he said. The governor also declared a public health emergency because of COVID-19, which has infected more than 1,000 people in the United States and killed at least 30.
The Arkansas patient had traveled out of state recently but had no known international travel, Hutchinson said. The positive sample has been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for further confirmation.
Southeast Arkansas College said three students in its respiratory therapy program were exposed to the patient during their clinical rotation at the hospital and are quarantining for the next 14 days. The school closed its campus Wednesday to perform a deep cleaning of a building where the students attended classes before the three were informed of the exposure.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.
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