6:01 p.m. ET, February 13, 2020
Coronavirus patient in Texas is being treated at a hospital in San Antonio
From CNN's Michael Nedelman
The 15th confirmed coronavirus case in the US is being treated at Methodist Texsan Hospital in San Antonio, according to a statement today from Dr. Paul Hancock, chief medical officer at Methodist Healthcare.
The patient, the most recent person in the US confirmed to have the virus, "was an evacuee from China in quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base and was found to have a fever,” Hancock said.
They arrived in the US on a State Department-chartered flight on Feb. 7, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hancock said the patient is currently “stable with mild symptoms.” He added that the hospital activated “additional protocols” before the patient arrived, under the guidance of the CDC.
The patient was "privately escorted through a secluded entrance to avoid common areas” and kept under isolation, he said. Hancock did not offer any other details about the patient, citing patient privacy.
By the numbers: The 15 confirmed cases in the US include eight in California, one in Texas, one in Massachusetts, one in Washington state, one in Arizona, two in Illinois and one in Wisconsin.
There are two instances of person-to-person transmission, one in Illinois and one in California. Two California cases and the Texas case are among evacuees from China.