Thursday, May 7, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: 10th Death Caused by COVID-19 in Schuylkill County

On Thursday, May 7th, 2020, Schuylkill County added 3 new positive cases and 1 additional death from COVID-19.

In Schuylkill County, the current total of positive cases in Schuylkill County is 422 with 2,404 have tested negative for the virus.

The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 1,070 new cases Statewide since Wednesday.  The current number of  Statewide confirmed cases is 52,915 as of Midnight.

According to the Department of Health 209,873 have tested negative since testing began.

Schuylkill County recorded 1 new death, with the county death toll now at 10 as of Thursday's update.  The Statewide death total stands at 3,416. 

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

Berks:  3,095 Cases; 168 Deaths
Carbon: 189 Cases; 16 Deaths
Columbia: 306 Cases; 21 Deaths
Dauphin: 735 Cases; 33 Deaths
Lebanon:  785 Cases; 16 Deaths
Lehigh:  3,102 Cases; 111 Deaths
Luzerne: 2,332 Cases; 114 Deaths
Northumberland:  112 Cases; Zero Deaths