A second North Carolina resident has tested positive for the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19, according to state health officials.

In a release from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the second case is a Chatham County man who recently traveled to Italy and experienced flu-like symptoms. The department said this case is unrelated to the first reported in the state, which occurred in Wake County.

The test, conducted by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, is presumptively positive and will be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab. According to the release, the person is doing well and is in isolation at their home.

Chatham County Public Health Department officials conducted a home visit and collected specimens from the resident earlier in the week, which came back presumptively positive Thursday night. According to the release, the resident has been cooperative with health officials and is in home isolation until follow-up tests are negative. He told officials he traveled in late February to a region of Italy now experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak. He had two days of mild, flu-like symptoms while there, but his fever broke and symptoms were improving, and he flew back to the United States the following day.

The Chatham County Public Health Department will work to identify close contacts to monitor symptoms, according to NCDHHS. Since the person had been symptomatic before traveling back to the state, the CDC will work identify close contacts on the flight thought to be at risk and notify the appropriate public health agencies.

According to the state Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolinians with questions or concerns about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak can call the COVID-19 phone line toll-free at 866-462-3821.

For more information on how the Chatham County local government is preparing to respond to any further cases, visit the county’s coronavirus web page.

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