{"id":30501,"date":"2020-03-12T23:48:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T23:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/12\/first-person-on-lejeune-has-tested-positive-for-coronavirus\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:32:35","slug":"first-person-on-lejeune-has-tested-positive-for-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/12\/first-person-on-lejeune-has-tested-positive-for-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"First person on Lejeune has tested positive for coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Marine Corps dependent on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, has initially tested positive for coronavirus, a Marine Corps official announced Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dependent is currently receiving treatment for the virus while in quarantine with the rest of their family, a press release from Marine Corps Installations East said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The patient came into contact with the virus outside of the Camp Lejeune area and has, along with their family been in home quarantine since before they showed any symptoms the press release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, the patient is the only member of the family to test positive for the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the preventive quarantine the patient and their family went into, officials said it is \u201cvery unlikely\u201d they spread the potentially deadly virus to the rest of the Camp Lejeune community.<\/p>\n\n\n\t