Bellevue patient with 'extreme flu-like' symptoms being tested for coronavirus (Washington)

KOMO News ^ | Feb 28, 2020 | Quixem Ramirez

[DannyTN]

BELLEVUE, Wash. — A patient with "extreme flu-like" symptoms checked into a Bellevue hospital Friday and will be tested for possible coronavirus, according to a hospital spokesperson.

The spokesperson said a patient is currently in isolation at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue. The patient came to the hospital Friday morning while experiencing "extreme flu-like" symptoms, the spokesperson said. ...

[JD_UTDallas]

If you watch the presser they defined presumed case it was a question asked. Presumed means the case tested positive with a state level test kit and they sent the sample to the CDC for confirmation. So no not every case of will be called presumed only those that test positive form a state or county level test.

[shotgun]

Oops, my wife...

[catnipman]

“If you watch the presser they defined presumed case it was a question asked. Presumed means the case tested positive with a state level test kit and they sent the sample to the CDC for confirmation. So no not every case of will be called presumed only those that test positive form a state or county level test.”

thanks. i didn’t see the presser ... but subsequently guessed “presumed” must mean local test not yet verified by CDC ...