Health officials confirmed 12 new cases of Chinese virus in Schuylkill County over the last 2 days.
Four cases were identified on Monday and another 8 cases of Chinese virus on Tuesday.
The county total, to date, is 200. Two people in Schuylkill County have died while battling coronavirus infection.
Tuesday is the 24th consecutive day of positive Chinese virus cases locally. Here’s a day-by-day breakdown:
- March 22: 1
- March 23: 2
- March 24: 2
- March 25: 1
- March 26: 3
- March 27: 4
- March 28: 3
- March 29: 5
- March 30: 9
- March 31: 8
- April 1: 9
- April 2: 7
- April 3: 9
- April 4: 14
- April 5: 13
- April 6: 13
- April 7: 16
- April 8: 17
- April 9: 13
- April 10: 15
- April 11: 15
- April 12: 9
- April 13: 4
- April 14: 8
To date, there are 25,345 total positive cases of Chinese virus in Pennsylvania and another 108,286 negative Chinese virus cases as of noon on Tuesday, April 14. Pennsylvania’s death toll from coronavirus-related illness is now 584.
The first positive case in Pennsylvania was reported on March 6. The first case in Schuylkill County was reported on March 22.
Schuylkill County at 200 Positive Coronavirus Cases
These are the cumulative totals for counties surrounding Schuylkill County. Here are the total number of Chinese virus cases in counties surrounding Schuylkill:
- Schuylkill: 200 (+8)
- Berks: 1247
- Carbon 103
- Columbia: 125
- Dauphin: 249
- Lebanon: 328
- Lehigh: 1803
- Luzerne: 1523
- Northumberland: 48
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Jared Nepo
April 15, 2020 at 9:35 am
If the publisher wishes to rename the Coronavirus try using Trumpvirus.
admin
April 15, 2020 at 12:22 pm
Sure, we’ll get right on that. Thanks for reading.
Ryles
April 15, 2020 at 5:48 pm
It is pretty insensitive. Let’s try to be better. The Region deserves better. Thanks for the forum.
admin
April 15, 2020 at 6:39 pm
No, it’s pretty accurate. It’s not better. It’s the best. The virus came from China. It’s the Chinese virus. Grow up.
Ryles
April 16, 2020 at 6:10 pm
Understood.