The Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed 756 new coronavirus cases today, raising the statewide total to 4,843.

At least 63 have died due to the virus, including 14 new fatalities reported today. A death has been reported in Dauphin County for the first time, the department said.

The new cases reported today mark another one-day high (the previous high came Monday with 693 new cases). Cases have been found in 60 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.

The health department released new numbers at noon.

There are 37,645 patients who have tested negative. The department no longer reports how many test results are pending, since most testing is done in commercial laboratories.

More than half of the state’s cases have been found in the Philadelphia area. The city of Philadelphia has nearly 1,200 cases with 10 deaths. Neighboring Montgomery County has 570 cases and 6 deaths.

But cases are rising across the commonwealth. Allegheny County has more than 300 cases.

All of the counties in the Harrisburg region have confirmed cases. Lancaster County leads the midstate with 123 cases and three deaths, according to health department data. York County has 66 cases.

Dauphin County has 45 cases and, for the first time, a death due to the coronavirus, according to the health department. Cumberland County has 36 cases and has reported one fatality. Lebanon County has 28 cases.

Gov. Tom Wolf has urged Pennsylvania residents to stay home to help reduce the number of people at risk for getting infected. He has said the state needs to buy time to allow hospitals to prepare for the surge of infected patients.

To that end, the governor has taken aggressive measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

On Monday, Wolf announced that schools across Pennsylvania will be closed indefinitely. He has also ordered the temporary closure of all businesses that aren’t “life sustaining.” Some businesses and trade groups say the administration’s order is flawed and some companies providing essential services should be allowed to operate.

Wolf has issued stay-at-home orders for 33 counties across Pennsylvania, including the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh regions. On Tuesday, the governor added seven counties to the list, including Lebanon and Franklin. On Monday, he issued orders for Dauphin, Cumberland, Schuylkill and Carbon counties.

Across the state, more than 10 million people - about 80 percent of the state’s residents - live in a county with a stay-at-home order.

With businesses shutting down, more than 800,000 Pennsylvanians have filed unemployment claims, shattering records. Some Pennsylvania food banks say the number of people seeking help has tripled.

Late Monday, President Trump approved Pennsylvania’s request for a major disaster declaration. The step frees up federal aid to help the state’s efforts to respond to the pandemic.

More than half of all those who have tested positive for the virus are under the age of 50 and health care experts have said younger adults need to treat the virus seriously.

However, older adults are more susceptible to complications. About three in four patients who require hospitalization are 50 and over; more than half are 65 and over, according to state data.

The health department doesn’t offer statistics on how many people recover from the coronavirus. The department has said hospitals inform the state about positive cases but don’t report when patients are discharged. Most patients who contract the virus do recover.

Note: This story has been updated to reflect the governor issuing stay-at-home orders for seven more counties.

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