Cherokee Nation has its first confirmed coronavirus patient

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (KOKH)--The first positive case of the coronavirus has been confirmed in the Cherokee Nation, according to the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Health Services.

The patient is a male in his 40s from Adair County who tested positive for the virus on Tuesday.

He is now self-quarantined.

“The Cherokee Nation and our health care professionals are taking every precaution to ensure our Cherokee citizen is protected and has access to our health care team,” Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said

Cherokee Nation health officials are looking into how the patient became infected.