Pennsylvania saw 1,053 new cases of COVID-19 over the last two days bringing the total statewide to 95,742.
The state saw 725 new cases on Sunday and 328 on Monday with 26% of the new cases in Allegheny County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily update
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The greater Pittsburgh-area is contending with an outbreak that local health officials to bars, indoor dining and large gatherings with alcohol. The region’s halted indoor dining and shut bars for two weeks to try to stem the jump in cases that began June 22.
But that’s not the only area of concern.
Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine says there been a 14.4% week-over-week increase of new cases statewide, with 43 counties seeing case counts rise.
The rate of positive tests coming back in 28 counties also jumped, but the state’s overall positivity rate is 4.4%, she said.
The state health department only issued a partial COVID-19 data update late Sunday evening due to ongoing maintenance to the state’s dashboard. That’s why lehighvalleylive.com is combining Sunday and Monday’s daily reports, which were just released in full.
There were 14 new deaths reported, bringing the state’s total death toll to 6,911.
In her Monday news conference, Levine emphasized vigilance as cases skyrocket across the United States.
“As much as our efforts are about laws and mandates and requirements, they’re actually mostly about your choices,” Levine said. “In Pennsylvania, we’re all in the green phase. We’ve been able to return to work. But our actions as a community will continue to impact whether we can stay at work.”
Here are your coronavirus updates for Monday, July 13, 2020.
Pa. coronavirus outbreak
The rate of new COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania has been climbing since mid-June as the state’s economy reopened.
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