© Shutterstock All schools, community centers, and some other public places in Montgomery County have been ordered closed by Gov. Wolf Thursday.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — All schools and many public places in Montgomery County have been shut down by order of Gov. Wolf, officials said Thursday afternoon. The closures will be in place for a minimum of two weeks.

The additional proactive measures are restricted to Montgomery County, which has a disproportionate number of all presumptive positive cases in Pennsylvania thus far. There are 13 cases in Montgomery County after four new cases were announced on Thursday. There are 21 in Pennsylvania, with dozens more being tested, officials said.

>>Montgomery County Coronavirus Cases Rise To 13

Wolf also ordered the closure of community centers, concerts, gyms, theaters, and other public places. He's strongly recommended all large public events be canceled, and that stores that are not essential, like retail outlets, be closed.

The move comes as Montgomery County schools themselves had already taken several preventative measures, with closures or dismissals announced Thursday in Perkiomen Valley and Wissahickon before the state decree.

As contact tracing for infected individuals gets underway, tents have been set up in Lower Providence to expand the county's testing ability. Testing is not yet underway there, and the move was called "pre-preparation" by local police.

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