Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) confirmed the first two presumptive positive cases of coronavirus in the commonwealth Friday, telling residents that area officials have been preparing for the virus.

“This is not the first rapidly-spreading virus we have faced in our commonwealth and it will not be the last. We are prepared to mitigate the spread of this virus,” Wolf said in a Friday statement.

One of the patients is an adult from Wayne County. The person recently traveled to a country where coronavirus is present, according to the Friday statement, and they are in their home in isolation.

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The second person is from Delaware County and is also in their home in isolation. That person recently traveled to an area of the U.S. where coronavirus cases have been confirmed.

Dr. Rachel Levine, the Pennsylvania secretary of health, predicted in the Friday statement that, “further spread of this virus throughout the nation will likely occur.”

“We encourage people to prepare for potential life disruptions. The same family emergency plans and kits that we use to prepare for flu or norovirus, and even snowstorms and floods, are important now. Pennsylvanians should continue to help stop the spread of viruses by washing your hands, covering coughs and sneezes, cleaning surfaces and staying home if you are sick,” she continued.

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director David Padfield confirmed Friday that state officials partially activated the Commonwealth Response Coordination Center earlier this week to support a response to the infections and planning efforts around the virus.

As of Friday, there are more than 100,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide and over 3,300 fatalities.