Pa. reports 34 new covid-19 deaths, 667 new cases
There were 34 new covid-19 deaths and 667 new cases reported in the state by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Friday.
Out of the 667 cases, 177 are from Allegheny County.
The statewide total is now 88,741 cases and 6,746 deaths, with 634 patients considered probable cases.
According to the Department of Health, the most severe cases are seen in patients over the age of 65 and more than half of the cases in Pennsylvania are seen in patients age 50 or older.
There have been 17,888 cases in residents, 3,323 cases in employees and 4,583 deaths in nursing and personal care homes alone. These deaths account for 68% of the state’s deaths. About 706 nursing facilities have been affected by the virus.
Of the total, 6,745 coronavirus cases stem from health care workers.
As of Friday, 78% of people have recovered from the virus and 715,403 people have tested negative for the virus statewide.
All 67 Pennsylvania counties are now in the green phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s reopening plan. On Thursday, Wolf enacted a 14-day quarantine period for those recently returning from pandemic hot spots in response to the rise in positive cases.
The states include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.
Megan Swift is a TribLive reporter covering trending news in Western Pennsylvania. A Murrysville native, she joined the Trib full time in 2023 after serving as editor-in-chief of The Daily Collegian at Penn State. She previously worked as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the Trib for three summers. She can be reached at mswift@triblive.com.
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