On Monday, May 18th, 2020, Schuylkill County added 4 new Positive COVID-19 cases.In Schuylkill County, the current total of positive cases in Schuylkill County is 529 with 3,282have tested negative for the virus.
The Department of Health's updated information as of May 18th, 2020 reported that Schuylkill County had 20 deaths, that is 5 more than the previous update. From the current population of 142,067 in the county, COVID-19 deaths account for .40% of all deaths in and 14.1% of COVID-19 cases in Schuylkill County .
The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 822 new cases Statewide since Sunday. The current number of Statewide confirmed cases is 63,056 as of Midnight.
The Statewide death total stands at 4,505.
According to the Department of Health 277,553 have tested negative since testing began.
The following stats have been released for Schuylkill County's surrounding counties:
Berks: 3,719 Cases; 248 Deaths
Carbon: 214 Cases; 22 Deaths
Columbia: 337 Cases; 29 Deaths
Dauphin: 978 Cases; 50 Deaths
Lebanon: 877 Cases; 21 Deaths
Lehigh: 3,491 Cases; 173 Deaths
Luzerne: 2,532 Cases; 122 Deaths
Northumberland: 143 Cases; 2 Deaths