16 More Coronavirus Cases In PA, State Total At 63

HARRISBURG, PA — Sixteen additional cases of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19 have been confirmed in Pennsylvania, health officials said Sunday.

The cases include one person in Allegheny County, one in Bucks County, two in Cumberland County, one in Delaware County, one in Lehigh County, one in Luzerne County, three in Monroe County, four in Montgomery County, and two in Philadelphia County.

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All are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital.

Pennsylvania now has a total of 63 cases. So far, 446 patients have been tested or are in the process of being tested. Of those, 205 who have tested negative, 63 have been positive, and 183 tests are either at the lab or on their way to the lab.

The spread of the virus on Friday prompted Governor Tom Wolf to shut schools down statewide for two weeks. The closure was announced Friday and is effective immediately. Additionally, non-essential businesses in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery county have been asked to close for two weeks.

State parks in those areas are closed, and state liquor stores will be closing Tuesday "until further notice."

Essential retail, like pharmacies, grocery stores, gas stations, and healthcare facilities, will remain open.

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