East Whiteland Sees First Coronavirus-Related Death

Chester County reported Tuesday three more people have died from the virus, one of which was an East Whiteland Township residents.

Posted Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:59 pm ET

EAST WHITELAND TOWNSHIP, PA — The first death of an East Whiteland Township resident due to the coronavirus has been reported Tuesday.

Chester County's coronavirus website shows there are three new deaths in the county, one being in East Whiteland.

Information, such as age and gender, of the victim was not made immediately available as of noon Tuesday.

The county has seen 20 deaths to date.

East Whiteland has 19 of the county's 636 cases as of Tuesday.

Nearby, Willistown Township has had two deaths and Tredyffrin Township has had one death.

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