El Centro Regional Medical Center reports that a patient has met the criteria for testing for the COVID-19.

The patient , a woman in her 70's , came to the hospital's emergency department Sunday morning complaining of side pain. The woman had recently returned from Florida. ECRMC followed established protocols and the patient was isolated. Hospital staff contacted the facilities infection prevention nurse who then contacted the County Health Department who provided a test kit that was used on the patient and then sent to an approved lab for testing. The test results should be available in 48 hours. No other information about the patient will be released at this time.