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108 New Coronavirus Cases In Pennsylvania, 3 Deaths
Three additional counties — Columbia, Fayette, and Mercer — now have cases of the new coronavirus, officials said Sunday afternoon.
PENNSYLVANIA — Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine Sunday announced 108 new cases of the new coronavirus, known in COVID-19, in the state. Also reported Sunday was the third death in the state.
The 108 cases bring the state's total to 479 across 33 counties. These cases are reported from commercial, hospital and state labs.
All people are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital, officials said Sunday.
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No additional deaths were reported by the state Sunday afternoon.
However, Montgomery County said a 72-year-old man died Saturday from the virus. One person in Allegheny County died and one person in Northampton County died last week.
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Montgomery County still has the largest number of cases with 110.
New counties with cases are Fayette, Mercer, and Columbia.
Officials said 4,964 patients in Pennsylvania have tested negative.
With commercial labs being the primary testing option for most Pennsylvanians, data is not available on the total number of tests pending.
Here's a breakdown of novel coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania by county, as of noon on Sunday:
- Adams: 5
- Allegheny: 40 (1 death)
- Beaver: 3
- Berks: 13
- Bucks: 32
- Butler: 1
- Centre: 1
- Chester: 32
- Columbia: 1
- Cumberland: 11
- Delaware: 43
- Erie: 2
- Fayette: 1
- Franklin: 1
- Lackawanna: 6
- Lancaster: 6
- Lebanon: 3
- Lehigh: 19
- Luzerne: 7
- Mercer: 1
- Monroe: 31
- Montgomery: 87
- Montour: 1
- Northampton: 21 (1 death)
- Philadelphia: 91
- Pike: 3
- Potter: 1
- Washington: 7
- Wayne: 2
- Westmoreland: 4
- York: 10
"Our notable increase in cases over the last few days indicate we need everyone to take COVID-19 seriously," Levine said. "Pennsylvanians have a very important job right now: stay calm, stay home and stay safe. We have seen case counts continue to increase and the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to stay home."
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