Coronavirus hits Florida as two people are diagnosed in the sunshine state
Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Florida, bringing the total number of people diagnosed in the US to 91.
A woman in her 20s was diagnosed after traveling to northern Italy, with the other sufferer identified as a man in his 60s.
Officials say he had not visited any coronavirus-hit areas, and that it is unclear how he came into contact with the disease, sparking worries person to person transmission may have begun within Florida.
Both diagnoses were confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control on Monday and are the first known cases of coronavirus in the sunshine state.
Eight other people in Florida have been tested for Covid-19, the illness caused by coronavirus, with officials waiting on their results to come back.
A further 184 people in Florida are still being monitored for the disease, with US officials warning that diagnoses could rocket into the thousands as early as next week.
Developing story, more to follow.