OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Michigan health officials said an Oakland County resident is being tested for coronavirus after traveling to China within the last two weeks. The resident is being hospitalized at an undisclosed location, officials with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said. “We have a new person under investigation for the 2019 novel coronavirus," said Lynn Sutfin, a spokeswoman for the state health department. "They are from Oakland County. In the U.S., health officials say at least 12 people have tested positive, and results are pending on dozens more, including four passengers on a cruise ship docked in New Jersey on Friday morning.

Cases of Novel Coronavirus continue to rise around the world -- prompting a health emergency declaration by the World Health Organization. The U.S. advised against all travel to China as the number of cases of a worrying new virus spiked more than tenfold in a week, including the highest death toll in a 24-hour period reported Friday. The virus has infected almost 10,000 people globally in just two months, a worrying sign of its spread that prompted the World Health Organization to declare the outbreak a global emergency. The State Department’s travel advisory told Americans in China to consider departing using commercial means, and requested that all non-essential U.S. government personnel defer travel in light of the virus. Map: Confirmed coronavirus cased in U.S. (As of Jan. 31, 2020):States with confirmed 2019-nCoV cases (CDC) (CDC)Map: Confirmed coronavirus cases around the world (As of Jan. 31, 2020):

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