Martin County officials confirm first case of coronavirus

Martin County officials Thursday afternoon announced the first confirmed case of the coronavirus on the Treasure Coast -- a woman who had traveled out of the country.

FIRST CASE OF THE CORONAVIRUS.MEANWHILE, ANOTHER DRIVE THRUTESTING SITE WILL OPTOMORROW IN PORT SAINT LUCIE&WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5QUESADA IS LIVE FROM THEMARTIN COUNTY EMERGENCYOPERATION CENTER WITH WHAT WELEARNED ABOUT THIS NEWPOSITIVE COVID-19 CASEMICHELLE?JAY... WE DONWOMAN WHO TESTED POSITIVE FORCORONAVIRUS WAS TESTED BUT WEARE TOLD IT WAS A TRAVEL-RELATED CASE AND SHE WENTRIGHT INTO ISOLATION AFTRETURNING TO FLORIDA&<< A POSITIVE CORONAVIRUS CASEDISCOVERED IN A DRIVE THRUSAMPLING SITE AT CLEVELANDCLINIC MARTIN HEALTH NORTH&13:06:27 GIVEN THE CONTAGIOUSNATURE OF THIS VIRUS WE FULLYANTICIPATED THAT THERE WOULDBE POSITIVE CASES ON THETREASURE COAST AT SOME POINTTHE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OFCLEVELAND CLINIC SAYS THEYBEEN PREPARING FOR THIS FORTWO MONTHS.

ON SATURDAYOPENED A DRIVE THRU SAMPLISITE AND HAVE TESTED 340PEOPLE SINCE.

DR. FERNANDOPETRY - CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER,WE COMMEND THIS INDIVIDUAL FORWHAT SHE HAD DONE.

SHE CALLEDTHE HOTLINE SHE DID AN EXPRESSCARE ONLINE VISIT FIRST - THENFROM THERE WENT TO THE TRIAGEHOTLINE TO GET AN APPOINTMENTAND THAT PATIENT CAME IN ANDWAS TESTED AND FOLLOWED THEINSTRUCTIONS - SHE SELFISOLATED HAS NOT BEEN INCONTACT WITH ANYONE OUTSIDHER HOME.

HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYIT TAKES 3 TO 7 DAYS TO GETTHE TEST RESULTS& THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT HAS ONLY TESTED 10PEOPLE BECAUSE OF A LACK OTEST KITS.

IF YOU MEET THECRITERIA TO BE TESTED - YOUHAVE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENTFOR THE DRIVE THRU CLINICINCLUDING THE SITE OPENING ACLEVELAND CLINIC TRADITIONHOSPITAL IN PORT ST.

LUCIEFRIDAY - CALL THE CLEVELANDCLINIC NURSE TRIAGE HOTLINE TOBE SCREENED.