Department of Health Provides Update on COVID-19, 1,676 Positives Bring Statewide Total to 21,655
Harrisburg, PA-The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., April 11, that there are 1,676 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 21,655. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania now have cases of COVID-19. The department also reported 78 new deaths among positive cases, bringing the statewide total to 494. County-specific information and a statewide map are available here. All people are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital.
Locally Beaver County is up 4 positive cases from yesterday to 143, Official deaths in the county from the Department Of Health remain at 13.
“Now more than ever, as we continue to see COVID-19 cases and deaths rise in Pennsylvania, we need Pennsylvanians to take action,” Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. “Those actions should be to stay calm, stay home and stay safe. If you must go out, please limit it to as few trips as possible and wear a mask to protect not only yourself, but other people as well. We need all Pennsylvanians to heed these efforts to protect our vulnerable Pennsylvanians, and our healthcare workers and frontline responders.”
There are 98,498 patients who have tested negative to date. Of the patients who have tested positive to date the age breakdown is as follows:
- Less than 1% are aged 0-4;
- Nearly 1% are aged 5-12;
- 1% are aged 13-18;
- Nearly 7% are aged 19-24;
- Nearly 41% are aged 25-49;
- 29% are aged 50-64; and
- 21% are aged 65 or older.
Most of the patients hospitalized are aged 65 or older, and most of the deaths have occurred in patients 65 or older. There have been no pediatric deaths to date. More data is available here.
All non-life-sustaining businesses are ordered to be closed and schools are closed statewide through the remainder of the academic year. Currently the entire state is under a stay-at-home order.
Below is the official County by County breakdown from the Pa. Health Department:
County Case Counts to Date
County | Number of Cases | Deaths |
Adams | 44 | 1 |
Allegheny | 836 | 19 |
Armstrong | 26 | 1 |
Beaver | 143 | 13 |
Bedford | 5 | 1 |
Berks | 930 | 19 |
Blair | 10 | |
Bradford | 18 | |
Bucks | 1051 | 29 |
Butler | 128 | 3 |
Cambria | 13 | 1 |
Cameron | 1 | |
Carbon | 98 | 3 |
Centre | 69 | |
Chester | 532 | 15 |
Clarion | 15 | |
Clearfield | 9 | |
Clinton | 7 | |
Columbia | 99 | 2 |
Crawford | 15 | |
Cumberland | 105 | 3 |
Dauphin | 213 | 3 |
Delaware | 1510 | 39 |
Elk | 2 | |
Erie | 39 | |
Fayette | 50 | 3 |
Forest | 5 | |
Franklin | 59 | |
Fulton | 1 | |
Greene | 23 | |
Huntingdon | 10 | |
Indiana | 40 | |
Jefferson | 1 | |
Juniata | 38 | |
Lackawanna | 392 | 20 |
Lancaster | 698 | 23 |
Lawrence | 46 | 4 |
Lebanon | 232 | 1 |
Lehigh | 1620 | 16 |
Luzerne | 1372 | 17 |
Lycoming | 20 | |
McKean | 2 | |
Mercer | 38 | |
Mifflin | 10 | |
Monroe | 774 | 22 |
Montgomery | 2053 | 60 |
Montour | 29 | |
Northampton | 1039 | 23 |
Northumberland | 31 | |
Perry | 16 | 1 |
Philadelphia | 6022 | 130 |
Pike | 208 | 6 |
Potter | 4 | |
Schuylkill | 179 | 2 |
Snyder | 16 | 1 |
Somerset | 10 | |
Sullivan | 1 | |
Susquehanna | 23 | 2 |
Tioga | 12 | 1 |
Union | 14 | |
Venango | 6 | |
Warren | 1 | |
Washington | 66 | |
Wayne | 57 | 1 |
Westmoreland | 218 | 6 |
Wyoming | 8 | |
York | 293 | 3 |