Monday, May 4, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: 33 People Currently Fighting COVID-19 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Positive Case Total Surpasses 50,000

On Monday, May 4th, 2020, Schuylkill County added 3 new positive cases of COVID-19.

In Schuylkill County, the current total of positive cases in Schuylkill County is 398 with 2,235 have tested negative for the virus.

As of Monday, Schuylkill County has 6 hospitalized with the virus and 27 quarantined at home.

The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 825 new cases Statewide since Sunday.  The current number of  Statewide confirmed cases is 50,092 as of Midnight.

According to the Department of Health 195,498 have tested negative since testing began.

Schuylkill County record no new deaths, with the county death toll at 7.  The Statewide death total stands at 2,458.  That's 13 new deaths since Sunday's update.

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

Berks:  2,948 Cases; 118 Deaths
Carbon: 185 Cases; 15 Deaths
Columbia: 296 Cases; 13 Deaths
Dauphin: 652 Cases; 28 Deaths
Lebanon:  756 Cases; 10 Deaths
Lehigh:  2,963 Cases; 83 Deaths
Luzerne: 2,255 Cases; 101 Deaths
Northumberland:  100 Cases; Zero Deaths