The death toll has climbed to six in the U.S., following four deaths in Washington state, while hundreds are being monitored for possible infection across Florida and Oregon.
The county has since declared a local public health emergency as well as a local emergency to respond to the COVID-19 virus.
"We have expected to see cases of COVID-19 in Placer County and have been planning and preparing accordingly," Placer County health officer Dr. Aimee Sisson said in the statement. "This new case of a positive case of novel coronavirus has happened in San Mateo County and we share the concerns of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that we all need to be prepared for COVID-19 to spread within the United States," said Dr. Scott Morrow, San Mateo County health officer, thePeople wear face masks at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California on March 2, 2020.
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