“Five cases of illness in arrivals from Wuhan were confirmed in four states (Arizona, California, Illinois, Washington),” the center’s website said in a statement.

It is noted that the center’s staff closely monitors the outbreak of respiratory diseases caused by a new type of coronavirus.

Earlier, the Los Angeles County Department of Health confirmed a 2019-nCoV coronavirus infection in an arrivals from the Chinese city of Wuhan, which was the fourth case of the disease.

According to recent data, the number of coronavirus infected in the PRC increased to 1975 people, 56 fatal outcomes were recorded.