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First Official Case of COVID-19 Found in Erie County

Coronavirus makes its way to northwest Pennsylvania

by Nick Warren

March 18, 2020 at 2:10 PM

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The first official case of COVID-19 has been found in Erie County. According to Erie News Now, the patient, 35, recently traveled and is presumed to have come in contact with the virus from outside of Erie. This is the first positive testing for the virus in Erie County. Prior to this, there have been 96 confirmed cases across Pennsylvania, making Erie the 15th of Pennsylvania's 67 counties to have a confirmed case of the disease. More to follow.

#BREAKING: First positive COVID-19 case has been reported in Erie County. The 35 year old recently traveled in the U.S. It is not believed to have come from local community spread.
— Erie News Now (@ErieNewsNow) March 18, 2020

BREAKING: One Positive Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in #ErieCounty @kdahlkemper More information to come. pic.twitter.com/lopyXfPX5T
— Erie County, PA (@CountyofErie) March 18, 2020

To date, there are 96 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania.
Counties impacted to date include:
Allegheny7
Beaver1
Bucks8
Chester4
Cumberland10
Delaware9
Lehigh1
Luzerne1
Monroe8
Montgomery32
Northampton1
Philadelphia10
Pike1
Washington2
Wayne1 @kdahlkemper pic.twitter.com/kgrAoQoNt3
— Erie County, PA (@CountyofErie) March 17, 2020

.@CountyofErie officials announce first confirmed case of COVID-19 in #ErieCounty pic.twitter.com/vHlbIBmECR
— TalkErie (@talkerie) March 18, 2020

COVID-19 coronavirus erie county coronavirus erie pandemic first confirmed case Kathy Dahlkemper

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