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Clay County monitoring 3 at medium risk for coronavirus

Posted at 4:01 PM, Feb 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-24 17:01:11-05

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Clay County Public Health Center is monitoring three people for coronavirus.

A spokesperson said Monday that the trio was considered a “medium risk” due to recent travel. That is the same level of risk associated with the people the Kansas City, Missouri, Health Department has been monitoring.

The three people in Clay County have self-quarantined, according to the spokesperson, and the health department is checking on them.

The self-quarantine will last 14 days.

Coronavirus originated in China, where hundreds have died from the virus.