First Luzerne County Coronavirus Case Announced

3/15/2020

The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced the first case of the coronavirus in Luzerne County today along with 15 other new cases. The total cases in Pennsylvania are now 63.

The exact location within Luzerne County has not been confirmed.

Everyone who has tested positive is either being treated in a hospital or in isolation at home.

According to the PA Department of Health, Pennsylvania has 63 cases of coronavirus as of today.

Counties impacted to date include:
- Allegheny (3)
- Bucks (4)
- Chester (2)
- Cumberland (5)
- Delaware (7)
- Lehigh (1)
- Luzerne (1)
- Monroe (6)
- Montgomery (24)
- Northampton (1)
- Philadelphia (6)
- Pike (1)
- Washington (1)
- Wayne (1)

This marks the first case in Luzerne County.