Thursday, April 30, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Schuylkill County Adds 25 New Positive Cases, 1 New Death

On Thursday, April 30th, 2020, Schuylkill County added 25 new positive cases of COVID-19.
That is the most for one day in Schuylkill County since March 21st, when the first person was diagnosed.

In Schuylkill County, the current total of positive cases in Schuylkill County is 368 with 1,986 have tested negative for the virus.

The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 1,398 new cases Statewide since Wednesday.  The current number of  Statewide confirmed cases is 45,763 as of Midnight.

According to the Department of Health 175,602 have tested negative since testing began.

One new death has been reported as a result of COVID-19, bring the county total to 6 deaths. The Statewide death total stands at 2,292.

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

Berks:  2,698 Cases; 117 Deaths
Carbon: 175 Cases; 15 Deaths
Columbia:  283 Cases; 13 Deaths
Dauphin: 584 Cases; 25 Deaths
Lebanon:  676 Cases; 9 Deaths
Lehigh:  2,796 Cases; 74 Deaths
Luzerne: 2,143 Cases; 88 Deaths
Northumblerland:  93 Cases