A North Carolina resident tested positive after returning from a trip to
Washington state, where the individual was exposed, and apparently infected, during a visit to a nursing facility at the center of a recent surge in cases in suburban Seattle.
The total number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus in the greater Seattle area rose to 27 on Tuesday, including nine deaths, up from 18 cases and six deaths tallied on Monday, the state Department of Health reported.
President
Donald Trump told reporters his administration may cut off overseas travel from the
United States to areas abroad with high rates of coronavirus, but said officials were not weighing any restrictions on domestic travel.