Azar Explains Coronavirus Death Misidentification, Unsure How Victim Contracted Disease

Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in Washington on Feb. 26, 2020. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar on Sunday revealed why federal officials announced that the first American death from the COVID-19 coronavirus was a woman before officials later clarified that it was a male who died while adding that health officials are still not sure how the person contracted the mysterious new virus.

Azar, during an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, was questioned about the misidentification, to which he responded that the outbreak is a “very fast-moving situation.”