First Pennsylvania COVID Death - Northampton

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Gov. Tom Wolf announced the first COVID-19-related death in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, an adult from Northampton County. Officials have not revealed the person's age but said he or she had been hospitalized at the time of death.

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Pennsylvania’s 1st COVID-19 Death Reported in Northampton County

Gov. Tom Wolf announced the first COVID-19-related death in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, an adult from Northampton County.

What to Know

• Gov. Tom Wolf announced the first COVID-19-related death in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, an adult in Northampton County.
• Cases of the new coronavirus have been reported in Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania; Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Ocean and Mercer counties in New Jersey; and New Castle, Sussex and Kent counties in Delaware
• The cases have led to massive closures throughout Pennsylvania, including the closing of in-person dining in bars and restaurants

Gov. Tom Wolf announced the first COVID-19-related death in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, an adult from Northampton County. Officials have not revealed the person's age but said he or she had been hospitalized at the time of death.

Pennsylvania also reported at least 133 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the state Wednesday afternoon. However, while the state health department reported 17 cases in Philadelphia, the city itself reported 34, meaning the state's official figures could rise.

Two more Temple University students also contracted the virus.

Pennsylvania health officials said 1,187 people tested negative for the virus. They did not have a total number of pending tests.

The new results come as hospitals across the Philadelphia region opened temporary testing sites — including drive-thru facilities — to rapidly test potentially-infected citizens.

Dr. Thomas Farley, Philadelphia's Health Commissioner, said some of the newest cases in the city cannot be traced back to a person who traveled abroad.

New Jersey continues to see a spike in new cases of the novel coronavirus with about 160 more reported Wednesday, bringing the state total to 427. Five people, all older people with preexisting factors, have died.

On Wednesday, we learned of the first three cases of sickened people in Atlantic County and the first in Cape May County.

Here are all the cases in our area in which people have tested positive for the new coronavirus.

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Northampton County

Gov. Tom Wolf announced Pennsylvania's first COVID-19-related death on Wednesday, an adult in Northampton County. Officials have not revealed additional details about the person but said he or she had been hospitalized at the time of death.