Pa. reports 33 new coronavirus deaths, 362 new cases

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 33 new covid-19 deaths and 362 new cases in the state Tuesday.

That brings the state’s total case count to 79,483, with 6,276 deaths.

The state considers 630 patients as probable cases, but they are not confirmed.

More than half of coronavirus cases in the state are in patients age 50 or older, with the most severe cases in patients over the age of 65, according to the Department of Health.

Nursing and personal care homes account for 16,720 cases among residents and 2,955 among employees. There have been 4,279 coronavirus deaths in nursing and personal care homes, about 68% of the state’s deaths. The virus has been found in 650 nursing facilities.

Health care workers account for 6,033 coronavirus cases.

More than 523,600 people statewide have tested negative for the virus. Of those with the virus, 75 percent have recovered.

All of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties are in the yellow or green phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s three-tiered reopening plan.