A remote California county bordering Oregon and Nevada that was the first to defy state shutdown orders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus has recorded its first COVID-19 cases.
Sparsely populated Modoc County in northeastern California has two confirmed cases of COVID-19 from the same household.
The county’s Public Health Department said Tuesday it is identifying people who may have had close contact with the people.
The department has also asked anyone who patronized a local bar to call officials.
The county of about 9,000 residents on May 1 defied Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shutdown orders by reopening nonessential businesses and restaurants for dine-in service.