On Wednesday, April 29th, 2020, Schuylkill County added 13 new positive cases of COVID-19.
In Schuylkill County, the current total of positive cases in Schuylkill County is 343 with 1,912 have tested negative for the virus.
The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 1,102 new cases Statewide since Tuesday. The current number of Statewide confirmed cases is 44,366 as of Midnight.
According to the Department of Health 170,518 have tested negative since testing began.
Five deaths have been reported as confirmed from the virus. It has been over a week since a new death from COVID-19 has been reported in the county. The Statewide death total stands at 2,195.
The following stats have been released for Schuylkill County's surrounding counties:
Berks: 2,637 Cases; 116 Deaths
Carbon: 170 Cases; 14 Deaths
Columbia: 283 Cases; 14 Deaths
Dauphin: 558 Cases; 21 Deaths
Lebanon: 648 Cases; 9 Deaths
Lehigh: 2,719 Cases; 72 Deaths
Luzerne: 2,111 Cases; 82 Deaths
Northumblerland: 92 Cases; 0 Deaths