There have been only a handful of coronavirus cases diagnosed in the U.S., with one each in Los Angeles County, Orange County, Chicago, Arizona and Washington state. The U.S. State Department chartered a private plane to evacuate diplomats stationed at the Wuhan consulate, along with their families. On Wednesday, 201 Americans, including a month-old baby and several teenagers, arrived in California after fleeing the outbreak in China. They will be held for several days at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County and monitored by federal, state and county health officials. Local county officials would likely take similar action, he added.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 30, 2020 18:56 UTC