North Carolina dog that died after 'acute' illness tests positive for coronavirus - NBC News

A North Carolina dog that died after suffering an "acute illness" earlier this month has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Monday.

3 after showing signs of respiratory distress earlier that day, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement.

The person who brought the animal to the hospital told staff members that a family member had previously tested positive for coronavirus, though a later test returned negative results, the department said.

The dog died the same day, a department spokeswoman said.

Only a handful of animals in the United States have contracted the disease, according to a list maintained by the Department of Agriculture.