What We Know About The First Luzerne County Case Of Coronavirus

During a press conference this afternoon, Luzerne County Manager David Pedri announced that Luzerne County would now be under a state of emergency after the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Luzerne County.

The state of emergency will be indefinite. Pedro said the state of emergency will be updated possibly weekly.

What we know:

• This case is travel related, not contact related
• The individual is quarantined at home
• The individual is not in a hospital at this time
• Luzerne County officials were notified this morning of the case

What we currently do not know:

• The age of the individual
• The gender of the individual
• The municipality where the individual is located
• How long the individual was quarantined for
• Any contact the individual has had prior to quarantine
• Where the individual was traveling prior to being quarantined

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