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15th coronavirus case in U.S. confirmed

By Graham MacGillivray
Posted February 13, 2020 at 11:23am

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar confirmed the 15th case of the coronavirus in the United States Thursday. He noted that the individual “came from” the city of Wuhan, China and is now in quarantine.

The secretary made the announcement during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President’s proposed budget for his department in Fiscal Year 2021.

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