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This post was updated Jan. 27 at 12:23 a.m. There are now two confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus in Southern California. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed the first case of 2019 novel coronavirus in Los Angeles County, according to a LAC DPH press release published Sunday morning.

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First case of 2019 novel coronavirus in Los Angeles County confirmed

By Sameera Pant

Jan. 26, 2020 2:24 p.m.