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Camden County Confirms Second Presumptive Positive Coronavirus Case

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Camden County Confirms Second Presumptive Positive Coronavirus Case
Camden County Confirms Second Presumptive Positive Coronavirus Case
Stephanie Stahl reports.

ALYCIA REID FOR CBS-3"EYEWITNESS NEWS".THANK YOU FOR.THAT.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIESTAHL JOINS US NOW.WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS ON ANEW PATIENT TO TELL BUT.REPORTER: MORE NEWDEVELOPMENTS CAMDEN COUNTYOFFICIALS SAY IS THERE ASECOND POSITIVE CASE THEREWOMAN IN HER 60'S WHO RECENTLYTRAVELED TO COLORADO WHERE SHECONTRACTED THE VIRUS.SHE IS RECOVERING AT HOME INCHERRY HILL.FIRST CASE OF COVID 19 INCAMDEN, A MAN IN HIS 60'S WHOWAS HOSPITALIZED IN CHERRYHILL HAS NOW BEEN RELEASED.THE ANXIETY IS REAL.WE UNDERSTAND THAT.WE NOT ONLY APPRECIATE IT BUTDEEPLY RESPECT IT.BUT LET ME JUST SAY ASUNEQUIVOCALLY WE WILL GETTHROUGH THIS CRISIS.AS ONE NEW JERSEY FAMILY.REPORTER: GOVERNOR OF NEWJERSEY CALLING FOR CALM ASSTATE CONTINUES TO SEE AGROWING NUMBER OF COVID 19CASES, MAINLY IN THE NORTHERNPART OF THE STATE WHEREOFFICIALS SAY THAT THERE IS ASHORTAGE OF THE PERSONALPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INHOSPITALS, BUT NEW SUPPLIESARE EXPECT SOON.IT IS IMPORTANT FOR EVERYWITHIN TO REMEMBER THAT THISIS REALLY A VERY RAPIDLYCHANGING SITUATION.REPORTER: IN PENNSYLVANIATHE SECRETARY OF THE HEALTHSAID TESTING IS GETTING EASIERAND NUMBER OF CASES HAS GONEUP BUT GUARDED AGAINSTCONFUSION ABOUT SYMPTOMSESPECIALLY WITH EARLYALLERGIES.IF YOU HAVE VERY MILDSYMPTOMS LIKE A STUFFY ORRUNNING NOSE, THAT COULD BE ACOLD, THAT COULD BE ALLERGIES,YOU DO NOT TO BE TESTED ATTHIS TIME.REPORTER: IN MONTGOMERYCOUNTY WHERE 22 MEMBERS OF THEUPPER MERION, ARE INQUARANTINE BECAUSE ONE TESTEDPOSITIVE, OFFICIALS STRESSEDTHE IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWINGQUARANTINE AND ISOLATIONREQUIREMENTS, USING THIS CHARTTO SHOW JUST HOW QUICKLY COVID19 CAN SPREAD.WE EXPECT TO SEE A CONTINUEINCREASE IN THE NUMBER OFPEOPLE TESTED AND THAT BYITSELF WILL, ATTEMPTINGBECAUSE MORE AVAILABLE WE WILLBE TESTING MORE PEOPLE.AND PENNSYLVANIA OFFICIALSSAY TESTING IS RAMPING UP NEWTHAT COMMERCIAL LABS ARE ALSO,SCREENING, FOR COVID 19, ANDMOST OF THE POSITIVE CASES,

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