The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday reported 108 new deaths and 625 additional cases of the coronavirus.
The state has now had 70,042 total cases and 5,373 deaths. Deaths have been recorded in 54 of the state’s 67 counties, and every county has had a positive case.
More than 350,000 people have tested negative for covid-19.
Nursing and personal care homes account for about 25% of the state’s total cases, with 15,158 cases involving residents and 2,563 involving employees. About 65% of the state’s deaths involved residents of nursing and personal care homes. Cases have been reported at 600 facilities in 44 counties.
More than 5,200 of the total cases are in health care workers.
As of Thursday, 49 counties, including Allegheny and Westmoreland, had been moved to the yellow phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s three-tiered reopening plan. Eight additional counties are scheduled to move to the yellow phase on Friday, while 17 counties will move to the green phase the same day.
