2-Year-Old Girl In Montgomery County Has Coronavirus

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — The first case of coronavirus in a Montgomery County child was discovered Monday afternoon, authorities announced.

The infected individual is a two-year-old girl from New Hanover. She lives with someone who had direct contact with an infected person, officials said.

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Montgomery County continues to account for more coronavirus cases than anywhere else in Pennsylvania The child is among six new cases discovered in the county Monday, bringing the county's total to 30. The statewide total is in constant flux.

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On Monday, Gov. Wolf ordered all non-essential businesses statewide to close, a measure that was put in place in Montgomery County days ago. As of Sunday evening, that order had been limited to just five counties.

The virus continues to grow rapidly, bearing out repeated comments from officials that this is a constantly evolving situation. As of Friday, March 13, there were 229 individuals in quarantine in Montgomery County, and 11 of them were symptomatic. That number grew to 416 in quarantine on Monday morning, with 17 showing symptoms, Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh said during a press conference

• 43-year-old man from Worcester, has been hospitalized, source of infection is unknown.
• 36-year-old woman from Lower Providence, at home, source of infection is unknown.
• 20-year-old man from Lower Moreland, at home, had direct contact in Montgomery County.
• 58-year-old woman from Lower Providence, at home, direct contact in another country.
• Man from Limerick, at home, direct contact in Montgomery County.

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