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Health official: No confirmed cases of coronavirus in Gregg County

“There are no confirmed cases in Texas or Gregg County at this time."
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This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)

GREGG COUNTY, Texas — Test results from a recent patient at a Longview emergency room came back negative for the coronavirus, Gregg County officials said Monday.

Despite rumors to the contrary over the weekend, Gregg County remains free of the virus, authorities said, and state and local health authorities said no confirmed cases of coronavirus have been found anywhere in Texas.

“There are no confirmed cases in Texas or Gregg County at this time,” said A.J. Harris with the Gregg County Health Department. “It was looked into, but it’s been nonconfirmed at this time.”

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