San Diego County monitors potential COVID-19 cases

The local medical community has been working with San Diego County health officials on monitoring potential cases of the new coronavirus or COVID-19 in people who have traveled to China or been in close contact with a confirmed case.

The county Health and Human Services Agency follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for risk assessment and management of people with potential COVID-19 or patients under investigation.

Due to patient privacy, HHSA will not release information on patients under investigation for COVID-19 or people under self-quarantine.

HHSA is releasing...