Pennsylvania has reported its first death due to the coronavirus.

Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said an adult from Northampton County has died. The individual was being treated in a hospital, according to a news release. The individual’s identity and the name of the hospital was not disclosed.

The Wolf administration cited the Disease Control and Prevention Act, which protects the right to privacy of Pennsylvanians, and did not disclose any additional information about the patient, including the individual’s age or any underlying health conditions.

Previously, St. Luke’s University Health Network confirmed a patient with the coronavirus was being treated at its Bethlehem Township hospital.

Earlier today, state officials said there were 37 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania, bringing the statewide total to 133.

Most of the cases have been reported in eastern Pennsylvania but more cases are being reported across the state. The virus has been found in 18 counties.

The health department said all those with confirmed cases are either in isolation at home or are being treated at the hospital. The department reported the first two cases in York County and the first case in Berks County.

There are 1,187 patients who have tested negative, state officials said. With commercial labs being the primary testing option for most Pennsylvanians, data is not available on the total number of tests pending, the department said.

At a press briefing Wednesday, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said state officials were working with hospitals to prepare for an influx of new patients.

“We need to prepare for the possible and in fact likely surge of patients over the next number of weeks,” Levine said.

As the number of cases continues to grow, it gets harder to track where individual patients were exposed to the coronavirus, Levine said.

“At this point we can assume there are people whose exposure we cannot trace back to a specific source,” Levine said.

Levine said it’s possible the state would need to use “non-traditional” spaces to treat patients. Yesterday, state officials said they were preparing two mass testing sites for the public in Philadelphia and Montgomery County.

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