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Health officials: First Washington coronavirus patient fully recovered

By KIRO 7 News Staff

China Outbreak US Providence Regional Medical Center Everett where a man with the first case of coronavirus in the United States is being treated on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, in Everett, Wash. A U.S. resident who recently returned from a trip to central China has been diagnosed with the new virus. Health officials said Tuesday that the man returned to the Seattle area in the middle of last week after traveling to the Wuhan area, where the outbreak began. (Olivia Vanni/The Herald via AP) (Olivia Vanni)

By KIRO 7 News Staff

EVERETT, Wash. — A Snohomish man who was the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with coronavirus has "fully recovered," health officials said Friday.

The Snohomish Health District has released him from home isolation and said that he is free to go about regular activities.

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The man was diagnosed with coronavirus after returning from Wuhan, China in January. He reported feeling sick a few days after returning to Washington and was placed in isolation at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett. He was released to home isolation Feb. 3.

“We cannot thank him enough for his patience and cooperation throughout the entire process,” health officials said.

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