State COVID case numbers ticking up
HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Friday reported 4,506 new COVID-19 cases statewide, marking the fifth day in a row cases have increased.
The state said there are 2,738 hospitalized patients due to COVID-19, down four from Thursday. 665 are in an intensive care unit, down 13 from Thursday.
In Clinton County 21 new cases were reported on Friday, bringing the total to 4,975. Centre County saw an increase of 46 on Friday to 20,613, while Lycoming County increased by 64 to 16,441.
The state Friday reported 85 new deaths. The death count in Clinton County increased by one to 77, marking four new deaths in the last three days in the county.
