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Second Coronavirus Case Confirmed at Fort Campbell

Second Coronavirus Case Confirmed at Fort Campbell
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Mar. 27, 2020 | FORT CAMPBELL
By West Kentucky Star Staff Mar. 27, 2020 | 01:00 PM | FORT CAMPBELL
Another person at Fort Campbell has tested positive for COVID-19.

Base officials said the person is a dependent of a military retiree, and recently traveled to Europe. The person is currently isolated at their home off-base. 

The person has reportedly shown symptoms of the virus but has not required hospitalization.

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital health professionals have begun contact tracing to determine whether anyone else may have been exposed.

This marks the second person to test positive for the virus at the military base.

The first is also a a dependent of a retiree, and is also isolated at an off-base home. That patient's diagnosis was announced Thursday.

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