First two coronavirus cases confirmed in Palm Beach County

The first two cases of coronavirus in Palm Beach County and five more in Broward County were confirmed, among 15 new ones in the state

ANNOUNCED TWO CONFIRMEDCORONAVIRUS CASES IN PALMBEACH COUNTY.

THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT SAYS BOTH CASES ARETRAVEL RELATED AND THEPATIENTS ARE IN ISOLATION.W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL FIVESTEPHANIE SUSSKIND IS LIVE ATTHE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN PALMBEACH COUNTY.

STEPHANIE, WHATDO WE KNOW?THESE TWO CASES ARE PART OFMORE THAN A DOZEN NEWCORONAVIRUS CASES ACROSS THESTATE OF FLORIDA WITHIN 24HOURS.THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS ONEPATIENT IS A 73 YEAR OLD MANWHOSE CASE IS CONNECTED TO ANILE RIVER CRUISE IN EGYPT.THE OTHER IS A 74 YEAR OLD MANWHOSE CASE IS CONNECTED TOTRAVEL IN EUROPE.

BOTH MENWILL REMAIN IN ISOLATION UNTILPUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS CLEARTHEM.THIS COMES AS WE ARE WORKINGTO LEARN MORE DETAILS ABOUT AMAN WHO ARRIVED AT PALM BEACHINTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY NIGHTWITH A CONFIRMED CASE OF THEVIRUS.

JETBLUE SAYS THE MANDID NOT DISCLOSE THAT HE WASWAITING FOR TEST RESULTS WHENHE BOARDED THE PLANE IN NEWYORK.

THE AIRLINE HAS NOWBANNED THAT MAN FROM ANYFUTURE FLIGHTS.HEALTH DEPARTMENT LEADERS TOLDPASSENGERS SITTING NEAR THATMAN TO MONITOR THEIR HEALTHBUT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO GOINTO ISOLATION.

WE KNOW A LOTOF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUTTHAT PROCESS AND WE AREWORKING TO GET YOU ANSWEFROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.AN INFECTIOUS DISEASESPECIALIST IS RAISINGQUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER