From the Pike County Dispatch:
MILFORD — Pike County Coroner Chris Brighton said a 70-year-old male
died from COVID-19 on March 25th in Lake Adventure.
In response, Lake Adventure has taken steps to limit exposure to their workers
and residents, closing their maintenance yard, having their office staff work
from home, barring guests from visiting, closing common areas, encouraging
quarantine for anyone coming from New York City, etc.
The Pike County Commissioners issued a statement on March 25th urging anyone
traveling from the New York metropolitan area to self-quarantine for 14 days in
response to guidelines from the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
Dingman Township Fire Chief Mark O'Brien said the Department responded to the
Lake Adventure incident along with other departments and followed procedures
outlined by the PA Dept. of Health and the CDC including proper use of
protective gear and decontamination.
O'Brien asks that the public continue to follow the guidelines laid out by the
CDC and the PA Department of Health to isolate and reminds those who are moving
into secondary homes in the county that they need to self isolate for 14 days.
O'Brien said this is a rural community with limited resources, and it may be
better for those coming into Pike County to remain in their primary homes as
they may have better access to medical facilities and resources there.
The Dingman Fire Department volunteers are currently not exhibiting symptoms of
the virus, and O'Brien is confident in the County plan to respond and said
Emergency Management Director Tim Knapp is keeping the Department well stocked
with information, supplies and protective gear.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health website on March 26th there
are 1,687 cases in Pennsylvania, 15 in Pike County. Seventeen people have died
in PA so far from the virus.