Nearly 1K More Coronavirus Cases Reported In PA: County Breakdown

HARRISBURG, PA — There were 962 additional positive cases of the coronavirus in Pennsylvania reported Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 5,805 cases in 60 counties. Eleven additional deaths were reported, bringing the statewide total to 74.

“The continued rise in cases combined with our increasing deaths from COVID-19 reflects the seriousness of this situation,” Secretary of Health Rachel Levine said. “We need everyone to listen to the orders in place and to stay calm, stay home and stay safe. We know that these prolonged mitigation effects have been difficult for everyone, but it is essential that everyone follows these orders and does not go out unless they absolutely must.”

Here are the totals by county as of Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health:

  • Adams: 12

  • Allegheny: 356 (2 deaths)

  • Armstrong: 5

  • Beaver: 54 (2 deaths)

  • Bedford: 3

  • Berks: 151

  • Blair: 4

  • Bradford: 8

  • Bucks: 312 (6 deaths)

  • Butler: 64 (2 deaths)

  • Cambria: 3

  • Cameron: 1

  • Carbon: 23 (1 death)

  • Centre: 27

  • Chester: 183 (1 death)

  • Clarion: 4

  • Clearfield: 4

  • Columbia: 8

  • Crawford: 5

  • Cumberland: 38 (1 death)

  • Dauphin: 59 (1 death)

  • Delaware: 390 (7 deaths)

  • Erie: 15

  • Fayette: 14 (1 death)

  • Franklin: 21

  • Greene: 9

  • Huntingdon: 1

  • Indiana: 6

  • Juniata: 2

  • Lackawanna: 85 (3 deaths)

  • Lancaster: 157 (3 deaths)

  • Lawrence: 13 (2 deaths)

  • Lebanon: 36

  • Lehigh: 374 (5 deaths)

  • Luzerne: 282 (4 deaths)

  • Lycoming: 7

  • Mckean: 1

  • Mercer: 8

  • Mifflin: 1

  • Monroe: 278 (8 deaths)

  • Montgomery: 649 (8 deaths)

  • Montour: 13

  • Northampton: 312 (5 deaths)

  • Northumberland: 6

  • Perry: 1

  • Philadelphia: 1478 (10 deaths)

  • Pike: 57 (1 death)

  • Potter: 2

  • Schuylkill: 47

  • Snyder: 3 (1 death)

  • Somerset: 3

  • Susquehanna: 2

  • Tioga: 2

  • Union: 2

  • Venango: 3

  • Warren: 1

  • Washington: 35

  • Wayne: 14

  • Westmoreland: 72

  • York: 79

In response to the public health crisis, Gov. Tom Wolf last week ordered all non-life-sustaining businesses in Pennsylvania close their physical locations. Enforcement is underway.

A Stay at Home order is now in place across Pennsylvania.

Wolf said Monday that school and non-essential business closures are currently "indefinite."

>>>Full coverage of coronavirus in Pennsylvania here.

This article originally appeared on the Across Pennsylvania Patch