Wednesday, April 8, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: 17 New Positive Cases in Schuylkill County; Statewide Death Total Passes 300

On Wednesday, April 8th, 2020,  17 additional positive cases of the Coronavirus were tested in Schuylkill County bring the total to 136.


The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 1,680 new cases Statewide.  The current number of  Statewide confirmed cases is 16,239 as of Midnight.

According to the Department of Health 82,299 have tested negative since testing began with 310 deaths statewide.

No deaths have been reported in Schuylkill County.

Current Surrounding County #'s:

Berks: 416 Cases; 7 Deaths
Carbon: 76 Cases; 1 Death
Columbia: 54 Cases; 1 Death
Dauphin:  168 Cases; 2 Deaths
Lebanon:  169 Cases
Lehigh:  1,319 Cases; 11 Deaths
Luzerne:  1,134 Cases; 11 deaths
Northumberland:  22 Cases

Map below provided and updated by the Pennsylvania Department of Health