Pennsylvania Health Department officials on Saturday reported 49 more covid-19 deaths and 463 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 78,462.
There have been 6,211 people in the state who have died from the virus.
More than 5,900 of the total cases are in health care workers. There are 629 patients who have a positive serology test and have either covid-19 symptoms or a high-risk exposure, which are considered probable cases, but not confirmed.
There are nearley 490,000 patients statewide who tested negative to date.
State officials last Monday mandated that universal testing take place in Pennsylvania’s nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Most hospitalized patients and most who have died from covid-19 are age 65 or older.
