UPDATED: 8:04 p.m., Sunday:
The fourth case was an adult who traveled to Spain recently.
The adult began showing symptoms once he returned and tested positive for on Sunday.
“This is our fourth case, and once again it is connected to out-of-state or out-of-country exposure,” Bucks County Health Director Dr. David Damsker said, “so again it is not a matter of community spread. We know that they didn’t get the virus in Bucks County.”
Original Story:
The number of COVID-19 cases in Bucks County grew to four on Sunday.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed the additional positive case in the county Sunday afternoon. Bucks County officials said the case was not caught through community spread.
Before Sunday’s positive case, there were three cases in Bucks County. Dr. David Damsker, director of the county health departments, said Saturday that all three patients were at home and expected to recover.
Pennsylvania added 16 new cases, including the local one, on Sunday. There was one in Allegheny County; one in Bucks County; two in Cumberland County; one in Delaware County; one in Lehigh County; one in Luzerne County; three in Monroe County; four in Montgomery County; and two in Philadelphia County. The total for the state was 63 with no deaths.
State health officials said they expect more COVID-19 cases in the coming days.
The governor has implemented numerous mitigation and social distancing efforts into effect for the next two weeks. County officials have urged “calm” and asked residents and business owners to use “common sense.”
