Middletown Cop With Coronavirus 'Doing Well,' Police Say

MIDDLETOWN, PA — A Middletown Township Police officer who tested positive for the new coronavirus on Friday is at home and doing well, the department said Saturday.

In a social media post, the Middletown Township Police Department said the officer received the positive COVID-19 test on Friday evening. They said he "is doing well for now and is resting and recovering in isolation at home, and is following the county health department’s instructions and CDC guidelines."

Police said it's unknown how he was infected. The department has identified other officers and staff members who have been in recent, close contact with him — as well as those who are showing symptoms of the virus — and made sure they are self-quarantined.

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Those employees will be tested and must have a negative test result and clearance from either the county or state health department before being allowed to return to work, police said.

In Bucks County, a total of 24 people had tested positive for the new coronavirus as of Friday, health officials said.

In Pennsylvania, 103 new cases were reported at noon on Saturday, bringing the state total to 371. Two people have died, one in Northampton County and one in Allegheny County.

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