Pa. Health Dept.: 22 Cases Of Coronavirus In State, Latest Patient In Pike County
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced the 22nd case of Coronavirus in the state on Thursday afternoon.
All cases remain on the eastern side of the state.
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) March 12, 2020
According to the state Health Department, there are now 20 presumptive positive cases and two confirmed cases of COVID-19. That totals 22 cases here in Pennsylvania.
Montgomery County has the most cases with 13. There are two each in Bucks and Monroe counties; and one case each in Delaware, Northhampton, Philadelphia, Pike and Wayne counties.
PA now has 20 presumptive positive + 2 confirmed cases of coronavirus. Total cases = 22
Counties impacted to date:
• Bucks (2)
• Delaware (1)
• Monroe (2)
• Montgomery (13)
• Northampton (1)
• Philadelphia (1)
• Pike (1)
• Wayne (1)Latest info: https://t.co/7pzosEXhEX
— PA Department of Health (@PAHealthDept) March 12, 2020
The state says they have tested 219 people for the virus. Of those, 116 have been negative and 81 tests are pending.
More information on the Coronavirus pandemic:
- CDC Coronavirus Information
- CDC Global Map of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
- Pennsylvania Department of Health Information
- Allegheny County Health Department Information
The state Health Department continues to recommend good sense hygiene practices to stem the spread of the virus.
Those include washing your hands thoroughly, covering a cough of sneeze with your elbow, clean highly-used surfaces frequently and stay home if you're sick.
Gov. Tom Wolf is also encouraging "social distancing" as a way to halt the spread of the virus.
"So we beginning tomorrow, Friday 13, we're going to begin significant and decisive social distancing. This is statewide," Gov. Wolf said.
Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.