The first case was announced on Sunday evening. A young 25-year-old woman tested positive for Covid-19 in Haute Ariège. It was the first time a case of the virus had been detected in the department … and not the last, a second person having tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, March 16.
A second case of coronavirus was detected in Ariège on March 16.
– ARS Occitanie
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About the first patient, we are told that it was a member of the healthcare community. For the time being, the case shows no sign of seriousness and this person is confined to his home.
“Investigations are underway to identify and inform people who have been in close and prolonged contact” with this young woman, said in a statement, the regional health agency (ARS) in Occitania, which confirmed Monday evening to 22 hours the existence of a second case. A relative of the first victim? We don’t know more at the moment. Anyway, measures have been taken in nursing homes and hospitals, visits are suspended to limit the spread of the virus.
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