The patient, a 30-year-old man, is doing well and may be released from Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett,
Washington in the near future, the hospital's chief medical officer Jay Cook told a press conference.
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None of the people who were in close contact with the patient have displayed symptoms of the flu-like illness, said John Wiesman, secretary of health for Washington State.