Friday, May 8, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: 3 Additional Deaths Added to Schuylkill County

On Friday, May 7th, 2020, Schuylkill County added 8 new positive cases and 3 additional deaths from COVID-19.

In Schuylkill County, the current total of positive cases in Schuylkill County is 430 with 2,479 have tested negative for the virus.

The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 1,323 new cases Statewide since Thursday.  The current number of  Statewide confirmed cases is 54,238 as of Midnight.

According to the Department of Health 216,321 have tested negative since testing began.

Schuylkill County recorded 3 new deaths, with the county death toll now at 13 as of Friday's update.  The Statewide death total stands at 3,616. 

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

Berks: 3,190 Cases; 168 Deaths
Carbon: 192 Cases; 6 Deaths
Columbia:  307 Cases; 20 Deaths
Dauphin: 764 Cases; 37 Deaths
Lebanon:  797 Cases; 16 Deaths
Lehigh:  3,140 Cases; 114 Deaths
Luzerne: 2,347 Cases;  120 Deaths
Northumberland:  118 Cases; Zero Deaths