Friday, May 29, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Schuylkill County Adds 10 Positive Cases

As of Thursday, May 28th, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 10 new positive case of the COVID-19 virus in Schuylkill County.

In Schuylkill County, the current total of positive cases diagnosed is 616 with 4,845 having tested negative for the virus.

The Department of Health's updated information as of May 29th, 2020 reported that Schuylkill County had 1 new death from the virus with the county death total standing at 32.

The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 693 new cases Statewide since Thursday's update.  The current number of  Statewide confirmed cases is 70,735 as of Midnight.

The Statewide death total stands at 5,464.

According to the Department of Health 366,970 have tested negative since testing began.

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

Berks:  3,988 Cases, 311 Deaths
Carbon:  234 Cases, 23 Deaths
Columbia:  346 Cases, 31 Deaths
Dauphin:  1,231 Cases, 72 Deaths
Lebanon: 950 Cases, 33 Deaths
Lehigh:  3,738 Cases, 222 Deaths
Luzerne:  2,711 Cases, 144 Deaths
Northumberland:  186 Cases, 3 Deaths