Tuesday, April 21, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Schuylkill County Records 2 Additional Deaths; County Death Total at 7

On Tuesday, April 21st, 2020, 10 additional positive cases of the Coronavirus were tested in Schuylkill County bring the total to 277.


In Schuylkill County, 1,501 have tested negative for the virus.

The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 1,296 new cases Statewide.  The current number of  Statewide confirmed cases is 34,528 as of Midnight.

According to the Department of Health 132,323 have tested negative since testing began with 1,564 deaths statewide.

On Tuesday, the Department of Health reported 2 additional deaths in Schuylkill County pushing the county total to 7 deaths.

Current Surrounding County #'s:

Berks: 1,988 Cases; 82 Deaths
Carbon:  150 Cases; 11 Deaths
Columbia:  225 Cases; 8 Deaths
Dauphin:  400 Cases; 11 Deaths
Lebanon:  525 Cases; 8 Deaths
Lehigh:  2,295 Cases; 49 Deaths
Luzerne: 1,800 Cases; 50 Deaths
Northumberland:  77 Cases; Zero Deaths

Map below provided and updated by the Pennsylvania Department of Health