Friday, March 27, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Schuylkill County at 13; Statewide Total Over 2,200

On Friday, March 26th, 2020, 4 additional positive cases of the Coronavirus were tested in Schuylkill County bring the total to 13.


The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 531 new cases Statewide.  The current number of Statewide confirmed cases is 2,218  as of Noon.

The surrounding counties have reported the following number of positive cases:

+ Shows number of new cases since day before

Lehigh - 93 +30
Luzerne - 55 +19
Berks - 65 +29
Dauphin - 18 +5
Lebanon - 12
Carbon - 2 
Columbia - 3
Northumberland - 1

According to the Department of Health 21,016 have tested negative since testing began with 22 deaths statewide.

Positive Cases by Age Range (Statewide)
25-49 - 40%
50-64 - 28%
65+ -    18%
19-24 - 11%

Hospitalization by Age
65+      48%
50-64 - 27%
25-49 - 21%