Statewide COVID-19 Total at 1,127; Lycoming Has First Confirmed Case

HARRISBURG – The state Health Department Wednesday reported the first case in Lycoming County. Cases have now been confirmed in 44 of the state’s 67 counties.

The new numbers show 1,127 cases confirmed statewide, compared to 479 on Sunday. The number of cases in Centre County increased by one to 8. Other mid-state county figures: Lycoming, 1; Montour, 4; Clearfield, 2; and Potter 1.

Among the 23 counties without confirmed cases are Clinton, Cameron, Union and Mifflin.

The state on Wednesday provided updated word on two more counties under a “Stay at Home” directive:

As the state seeks relief to save lives and stop the spread of COVID-19, today Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine revised the “Stay at Home” order to include Lehigh and Northampton counties, bringing the state total to 10 counties under the stay-at-home order. The order now includes these 10 counties: Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties. The amended orders take effect at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2020, and will continue until April 6, 2020.

Individuals may leave their residence only to perform any of the following allowable individual activities and allowable essential travel:

• Tasks essential to maintain health and safety, or the health and safety of their family or household members (including pets), such as obtaining medicine or medical supplies, visiting a health care professional, or obtaining supplies they need to work from home
• Getting necessary services or supplies for themselves, for their family or household members, or as part of volunteer efforts, or to deliver those services or supplies to others to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences
• Engaging in outdoor activity, such as walking, hiking or running if they maintain social distancing
• To perform work providing essential products and services at a life-sustaining business
• To care for a family member or pet in another household
• Any travel related to the provision of or access to the above-mentioned individual activities or life-sustaining business activities
• Travel to care for elderly, minors, dependents, persons with disabilities, or other vulnerable persons
• Travel to or from educational institutions for purposes of receiving materials for distance learning, for receiving meals, and any other related services
• Travel to return to a place of residence from an outside jurisdiction
• Travel required by law enforcement or court order
• Travel required for non-residents to return to their place of residence outside the commonwealth
• Anyone performing life-sustaining travel does not need paperwork to prove the reason for travel.

The following operations are exempt:

• Life-sustaining business activities
• Health care or medical services providers
• Access to life-sustaining services for low-income residents, including food banks
• Access to child care services for employees of life-sustaining businesses that remain open as follows: child care facilities operating under the Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning waiver process; group and family child care operating in a residence; and part-day school age programs operating under an exemption from the March 19, 2020 business closure Orders
• News media
• Law enforcement
• The federal government
• Religious institutions

Click here to view a complete interactive map of Pennsylvania with up to date statistics.

If you click on the the individual counties on the map, a pop-up graphic will open to share the number of cases in that county. The orange and red the color overlays for a county indicates a higher number of officially confirmed cases fo that county. The map is updated daily as reports are made to state officials.

For more details you can visit the PA Deptartment of Health web site.