Wednesday, May 27, 2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Schuylkill County Adds 1 New Positive Coronavirus Case; 1 New Death

As of Wednesday, May 27th, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported one new positive case of the COVID-19 virus.

In Schuylkill County, the current total of positive cases diagnosed is 601 with 4,612 having tested negative for the virus.

The Department of Health's updated information as of May 27th, 2020 reported that Schuylkill County had 1 new death from the virus with the county death total standing at 28.

The daily update the Department of Health also shows that Pennsylvania diagnosed 780 new cases Statewide since Tuesday's update.  The current number of  Statewide confirmed cases is 69,417 as of Midnight.

The Statewide death total stands at 5,265.

According to the Department of Health 349,990 have tested negative since testing began.

The following stats have been released for Schuylkill County's surrounding counties:

Berks: 3,952 Cases; 301 Deaths
Carbon:  232 Cases; 22 Deaths
Columbia: 346 Cases; 31 Deaths
Dauphin: 1,174 Cases; 66 Deaths
Lebanon: 936 Cases; 31 Deaths
Lehigh:  3,699 Cases; 215 Deaths
Luzerne:  2,677 Cases; 138 Deaths
Northumberland: 182 Cases; 3 Deaths