Pennsylvania - Covid 19 Cases - News - 138,625 cases; 7,760 deaths

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Source: https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvan...p-to-21-cases/

Latest on coronavirus: Pennsylvania up to 22 cases; Wolf closes eastern Pa. schools; Port Authority ups cleanings
Tribune-Review | Thursday, March 12, 2020 10:07 a.m.

The eastern part of Pennsylvania continues to see an increase in presumed coronavirus cases, according to the state Department of Health.

Pennsylvania has 20 presumed positive cases of the virus and two confirmed cases as of Thursday.

The highest number of cases — 13 — is in Montgomery County, a suburb of Philadelphia, according to the health department. Monroe and Bucks counties each have two cases, and single cases each were reported in Delaware, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike and Wayne counties...

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Source: https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/pe...eports-3-cases

Pennsylvania COVID-19 coronavirus cases rise to 33, Philadelphia reports 3 cases
Published 1 hour ago
Updated 20 mins ago
FOX 29 Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - The number of presumed positive coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania has reached 33 with six confirmed cases.

Health officials reported 11 new cases on Friday; four in Montgomery County, four in Delaware County, 2 in Philadelphia and one in Monroe County. Of the new reported cases, officials say the Monroe County individual is a pediatric patient...

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PA COVID-19 Update – March 16, 2020
63 confirmed


Last updated 7:30 a.m.

• To date, there are 63 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania.
• Counties impacted to date include:
  • Allegheny (3)
  • Bucks (4)
  • Chester (2)
  • Cumberland (5)
  • Delaware (7)
  • Lehigh (1)
  • Luzerne (1)
  • Monroe (6)
  • Montgomery (24)
  • Northampton (1)
  • Philadelphia (6)
  • Pike (1)
  • Washington (1)
  • Wayne (1)

Source: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/dis...ronavirus.aspx

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Source: https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/Healt...spx?newsid=741

03/16/2020

Department of Health Provides Update on COVID-19, 13 New Positives, Bringing Statewide Total to 76

Harrisburg , PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed 13 additional positive cases of COVID-19 — two in Allegheny County; one in Bucks County; six in Montgomery County; two in Monroe County; and two in Philadelphia County. All are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital. This brings the statewide total to 76 cases. Confirmed cases also include those from commercial and hospital laboratories.
As of this morning, there are 670 patients who have tested negative either at the state public health lab, a commercial lab or a hospital laboratory.
“While we anticipate that there will be more Pennsylvanians with COVID-19 in the coming days and weeks, it is important for residents to know the commonwealth is prepared and to be prepared themselves,” Dr. Levine said. “Right now, you have a higher chance of testing positive for COVID-19 if you have traveled to a country or state with known community outbreaks or have come in contact with someone who has the virus. We are working with the health care community across Pennsylvania to keep them informed, consult on patient testing and ensuring they have the resources they need to care for patients.”
Statewide – The Wolf Administration:

• Announced that bars and restaurants in Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks, Chester and Allegheny counties must close dine-in serviceOpens In A New Window for at least 14 days beginning March 16.
• Announced mitigation effortsOpens In A New Window in Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks and Chester counties. Allegheny County announced similar mitigation efforts.
• Closed all Pennsylvania k-12 schoolsOpens In A New Window with additional guidance forthcoming.
• Issued guidance to non-essential businessesOpens In A New Window.
• In accordance with the CDC, for the next 8 weeks, called on organizers (whether groups or individuals) to cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the United States.
• Discourages individuals from traveling to recreational activities like gyms, movie theaters and shopping malls.
• Encourages religious leaders to exercise discretion in order to mitigate the spread of illness.
• Initiated a no-visitor policy at all State correctional facilities and nursing homes to ensure the safety of inmates, residents, staff and visitors.
• Restricted visitors in state centers effective today to ensure health and safety for individuals with an intellectual disability.
• Restricted visitors in assisted living and personal care homes to minimize exposure to our seniors and individuals with disabilities.

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Source: https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/cor...gh-valley.html
Coronavirus

1st coronavirus death in Pennsylvania is from Lehigh Valley
Updated 4:44 PM; Today 4:40 PM
By Steve Novak | For lehighvalleylive.com

Pennsylvania reported its first death from the new coronavirus on Wednesday: an adult from the Lehigh Valley.

The patient from Northampton County was being treated at a hospital for COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced in a brief late-afternoon news release...

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Second member of New Jersey family dies after coronavirus diagnosis - and four of the other five are in critical condition from the virus

Seven members of one New Jersey family were diagnosed with coronavirus
Rita Fusco-Jackson, 55, a religious education teacher who had been hospitalized at CentraState Medical Center, was the first to die, on Friday
Her brother, Carmine Fusco, a horse trainer, died on Wednesday at Luke's University Hospital-Bethlehem Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Five family members remain at CentraState, and four are in critical condition
The family says 19 spouses and children of the hospitalized victims are awaiting coronavirus test results
The deaths of Fusco and Fusco-Jackson are linked to the death of John Brennan, 69, a horse trainer who was the first New Jersey resident to die of COVID-19
Across the US, there are more than 7,800 confirmed cases and 121 deaths
Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?

Read more at https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...diagnosis.html

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Source: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/dis...ges/Cases.aspx

COVID-19 Testing in Pennsylvania*

Negative	Positive
1,608	185

* Map, table and case count last updated at 12:00 p.m. on 3/19/2020

Counties impacted to date include:

Adams	1
Allegheny	16
Beaver	2
Berks	1
Bucks	12
Chester	10
Cumberland	11
Delaware	14
Lackawanna	2
Lancaster	2
Lebanon	1
Lehigh	1
Luzerne	1
Monroe	15
Montgomery	47
Northampton	5	1
Philadelphia	33
Pike	3
Washington	3
Wayne	1
Westmoreland	2
York	2

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Source: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/dis...ges/Cases.aspx

COVID-19 Testing in Pennsylvania*

Negative	Positive
2,574	268

* Map, table and case count last updated at 12:00 p.m. on 3/20/2020

Counties impacted to date include:

Adams	4
Allegheny	28
Beaver	3
Berks	5
Bucks	16
Centre	1
Chester	17
Cumberland	11
Delaware	23
Erie	1
Franklin	1
Lackawanna	4
Lancaster	2
Lebanon	1
Lehigh	2
Luzerne	2
Monroe	19
Montgomery	59
Northampton	10	1
Philadelphia	42
Pike	2
Potter	1
Washington	3
Wayne	1
Westmoreland	4
York	6

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Source: https://triblive.com/local/pittsburg...eath-reported/

Allegheny County reports 1st death from coronavirus
Jacob Tierney | Saturday, March 21, 2020 11:15 a.m.

One person has died from coronavirus in an Allegheny County hospital, the county health department reported Saturday.

It is the county’s first death from the virus, and the second reported in the state.

The county has not released many details about the victim, only that he or she was an adult who had been hospitalized...

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COVID-19 Testing in Pennsylvania*
Negative
3,766
Positive
371
Deaths
2
* Map, table and case count last updated at 12:00 p.m. on 3/21/2020
https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/dis...ges/Cases.aspx

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COVID-19 Testing in Pennsylvania*
Negative
4,964
Positive
479
Deaths
2
* Map, table and case count last updated at 12:00 p.m. on 3/22/2020
https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/dis...ges/Cases.aspx

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MARCH 22, 2020 | 1:58 PM
UPDATED: MARCH 22, 2020 | 7:05 PM
Your afternoon update on the coronavirus in Pa.: Wolf says shelter-in-place is ‘under consideration’; lawmakers push to delay primary
Montgomery County man is state's third coronavirus-related death
The Associated Press
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Pennsylvania health officials on Sunday reported more than 100 new cases in Pennsylvania, for a total of 479. The Morning Call in Allentown, citing county officials, reported that a 72-year-old man in Montgomery County died after having been hospitalized with COVID-19. His death is the third in the state related to the coronavirus.
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Monroe County announces 1st coronavirus death, 4th in Pennsylvania overall
Today 1:27 AM

By Julia Hatmaker | jhatmaker@pennlive.com
Pennsylvania’s death toll for the coronavirus known as COVID-19 has grown to four, after the Monroe County coroner reported the death of a 56-year-old man from complications from the disease.
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https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/0...gn=pennlive_sf