The coronavirus sweeping across the nation is now officially in all 50 states, as West Virginia on Tuesday night confirmed its first case of the deadly illness.

The state’s governor, Jim Justice, announced the patient’s diagnosis in an eight-minute televised address, warning West Virginia residents, “This is real and it’s really concerning.”

The patient, who hails from the eastern portion of the state, is not hospitalized, health officials said.

Justice on Tuesday night also ordered the state’s bars, restaurants and casinos to close to help stem the spread of the potentially deadly virus.

The governor reminded residents to avoid crowds and keep a safe distance from others.

“Our power to combat this disease is being apart from one another,” Justice said.

So far, 137 people in West Virginia have been tested for the coronavirus, health officials have said. Of those, 122 came back negative, and 14 were pending as of Tuesday night.

In Kansas, meanwhile, Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday night announced a statewide school closure for the remainder of the year to help in the fight against the illness.

Schools will move to a remote teaching format, Kelly said during a Statehouse news conference.

“The reality of this pandemic is that it cannot be controlled statewide if school buildings return to normal operations or if they respond inconsistently within our local communities,” Kelly said.

With Post Wires