Tuesday, May 19, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Schuylkill County Total Positive Cases at 534

On Tuesday, May 19th, 2020, Schuylkill County added 5 new Positive COVID-19 cases.

In Schuylkill County, the current total of positive cases in Schuylkill County is 534 with 3,347 having tested negative for the virus.

The Department of Health's updated information as of May 19th, 2020 reported that Schuylkill County had 21 deaths, that is 1 more than the previous update.  

From the current population of 142,067 in the Schuylkill County, the current death rate per 100,000 residents is 14.8.

The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 610 new cases Statewide since Monday.  The current number of  Statewide confirmed cases is 63,666 as of Midnight.

The Statewide death total stands at 4,624. 

According to the Department of Health 286,034 have tested negative since testing began.

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

Berks: 3,735 Cases; 262 Deaths
Carbon: 214 Cases; 22 Deaths
Columbia:  337 Cases; 29 Deaths
Dauphin: 989 Cases; 50 Deaths
Lebanon:  880 Cases; 24 Deaths
Lehigh:  3,513 Cases; 182 Deaths
Luzerne: 2,554 Cases; 124 Deaths
Northumberland: 145 Cases; 2 Deaths