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NJ’s 1st Coronavirus Patient Says He’s Recovering 'Nicely'

James Cai said he is feeling much better after starting a clinical trial.

James Cai said he is feeling much better after starting a clinical trial.
James Cai said he is feeling much better after starting a clinical trial. (Photo courtesy of CBS)

The man diagnosed as New Jersey’s first coronavirus case told CBS2 on Monday he’s feeling much better.

James Cai, 32, works and lives in both Manhattan and Fort Lee. He said he wasn’t feeling well so he went to an urgent care clinic and then the emergency room at Hackensack University Medical Center, where he’s been hospitalized since March 3.

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