4 More Coronavirus Cases In Delaware County

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Delaware County now has five cases of presumed the new coronavirus, known as COVID-19, according to Pennsylvania officials.

Officials said Friday four more people in the county have tested positive for the virus.

Officials initially reported two more cases of the virus in the country, but later Friday announced two additional cases.

Details on the patients was not made available as of Friday afternoon.

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It's unclear if Delaware County officials will provide an update after the new cases were announced.

Swarthmore College said Friday that the parent of a child at its Swarthmore Friends Nursery School is being tested for the virus. Results are expected to be back by Tuesday.

The state now has 41 cases, officials said during a 5 p.m. news conference Friday.

According to Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine, more than 300 Pennsylvanians have been tested. Of those, 140 have been negative and 130 tests are pending, which means they're on their way to the lab or being processed at the lab.

Four more cases in Montgomery County, as well, bringing the total there to 17.

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The number of cases of the illness continue to rise nationwide, and additional school closures are being announced. The World Health Organization on Wednesday officially declared the outbreak a pandemic.

Patch will update the story as more details are made available.