Maryland confirms COVID-19 cases

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The U.S. state of Maryland has now joined the ranks of those places in the country with confirmed cases of novel coronavirus.

Three Maryland residents have tested positive for COVID-19.

A husband and wife in their 70s and a woman in her 50s were on a cruise and returned to Maryland in late February. The governor of Maryland said the three patients are in good condition.

According to the Washington Post, they experienced flu-like symptoms but were not tested for the coronavirus because of the timing of their trip and their travels didn't include China.

Almost two weeks later, Maryland officials contacted those three people after learning about their travels, and they were able to go to a hospital for testing.

Health officials are trying to track down who they may have come into contact with in the time between arriving in Maryland and getting tested for COVID-19.

In a news conference Friday morning, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said, "There is no reason to panic... Life as you know it should continue pretty much as it was."

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Also on Friday, President Donald Trump signed an $8.3 billion emergency spending package to help fight the virus.

The U.S. has more than 225 confirmed cases and 14 people have died as of Friday morning, according to NBC News.