Tuesday, April 28, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: 6 New Positive Cases in Schuylkill County

On Tuesday, April 28th, 2020, Schuylkill County added 6 new positive cases of COVID-19.

In Schuylkill County, the current total of positive cases in Schuylkill County is 330 with 1,868 have tested negative for the virus.

The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 1,214 new cases Statewide since Monday.  The current number of  Statewide confirmed cases is 43,264 as of Midnight.

According to the Department of Health 165,824 have tested negative since testing began.

Five deaths have been reported as confirmed from the virus.  It has been over a week since a new death from COVID-19 has been reported in the county.  The Statewide death total stands at 1,716.

The following stats have been released for Schuylkill County's surrounding counties:

Berks:  2,605 Cases; 91 Deaths
Carbon: 169 Cases; 13 Deaths
Columbia:  279 Cases; 8 Deaths
Dauphin: 553 Cases; 20 Deaths
Lebanon:  635 Cases; 8 Deaths
Lehigh:  2,685 Cases; 64 Deaths
Luzerne:  2,078 Cases; 74 Deaths
Northumblerland:  92 Cases; Zero Deaths