There are now close to 23,000 patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus in Pennsylvania, including more than 500 deaths.

According to the latest statistics released by the Pennsylvania Department of Heath on Sunday, 1,178 new cases have been confirmed, bringing the statewide total to 22,833.

At least 507 of people have died, including 13 new fatalities.

Dauphin and Lancaster counties are reporting one new death.

In the Harrisburg region:

Dauphin County has 229 cases and four deaths,

Cumberland County has 110 cases and three deaths,

Lancaster County has 772 cases and 24 deaths,

Lebanon County has 270 cases and one death,

Perry County has 16 cases and one death, and

York County has 307 cases and three deaths.

As of Sunday, 102,057 people have tested negative.

Most of the patients who have been hospitalized are 65 and older, and most deaths have occurred in that age group, as well.

“Now more than ever, as we continue to see COVID-19 cases and deaths rise in Pennsylvania, we need Pennsylvanians to take action,” Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said in a press release Sunday. “Those actions should be to stay calm, stay home and stay safe. If you must go out, please limit it to as few trips as possible and wear a mask to protect not only yourself, but other people as well. We need all Pennsylvanians to heed these efforts to protect our vulnerable Pennsylvanians, and our healthcare workers and frontline responders.”

To help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Tom Wolf has issued a statewide order directing all Pennsylvanians to stay at home, except for essential trips.

All schools will remain closed for the rest of the academic year.

Wolf also ordered the closure of all businesses that are not “life sustaining.”

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