“In the last few hours we received confirmation of presumed – I emphasize presumed – positive cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania. I’m saying presumed for a reason because the results have to be confirmed by the CDC. But we have two we have tested in Pennsylvania, so we are presuming positive. One is in Delaware County and one is in Wayne County. Both have been quarantined in their homes,” Wolf said.
Officials in Bucks County, Pennsylvania said a person from out of state, who is now known to have the coronavirus, attended a gathering in the county and exposed a number of people to COVID-19.
That exposure led to the closure of five schools in the Central Bucks School District on Friday.
In a news release, county officials said the decision to close the schools was made by Superintendent John Kopicki on Thursday night after learning that the person attended a recent private gathering at a residence in central Bucks County.
At the time of the gathering, no one knew the out-of-state individual was ill, including that person. The exact location of that gathering was not released, nor was the home state of the coronavirus patient.
At that gathering were multiple children and staffers who attend or work at the five schools that were closed, county officials said.
The schools that were closed are:
Butler Elementary School
Central Bucks South High School
Titus Elementary School
Tohickon Middle School
Tamanend Middle School
The schools are being closed Friday for deep cleaning of all impacted facilities, Kopicki said. The district is awaiting further information from the Bucks County Department of Health.
The people who were exposed are also being evaluated.
Information was taken from the AP above.