Pennsylvania slashes COVID-19 death toll by 201
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health has slashed the state’s COVID-19 death toll by 201, saying probable deaths it had previously included in the count require more investigation. The death toll stood at 1,421 on Thursday, down from 1,622 reported a day earlier. The number of deaths confirmed by a positive virus test actually rose overnight by 69. But Health Secretary Rachel Levine says hundreds of probable deaths need further investigation and have been removed from the official toll.  A probable death is one in which a coroner lists COVID-19 as the cause or contributing cause, but the deceased was not tested for the virus.

Locally in Beaver County we have increased by 2 positive cases to 319 of the COVID-19.  1667 people have tested negative, and the county is down one death to a total of 46.

In the Nursing Homes in the County 3 are reporting that they have had a positive cases during the Pandemic. Today there was an increase of 2 cases to 193 and still only 11 employee cases. There has also been an additional 1 death  bringing the total up to 39 of the 46 deaths in the county.