Wednesday, May 6, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Schuylkill County Adds Two Additional Deaths

On Wednesday, May 6th, 2020, Schuylkill County added 14 new positive cases of COVID-19.

In Schuylkill County, the current total of positive cases in Schuylkill County is 419 with 2,339 have tested negative for the virus.

The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 888 new cases Statewide since Tuesday.  The current number of  Statewide confirmed cases is 51,845 as of Midnight.

According to the Department of Health 204,495 have tested negative since testing began.

Schuylkill County recorded 2 new deaths, with the county death toll at 9.  The Statewide death total stands at 3,106. 

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

Berks:  3,048 Cases; 148 Deaths
Carbon: 186 Cases; 16 Deaths
Columbia: 302 Cases; 16 Deaths
Dauphin: 711 Cases; 29 Deaths
Lebanon:  774 Cases; 15 Deaths
Lehigh:  3,063 Cases; 102 Deaths
Luzerne: 2,306 Cases; 107 Deaths
Northumberland:  111 Cases; Zero Deaths