The Pennsylvania Department of Health said today 1,366 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed, raising the statewide total to 24,199.

At least 524 have died due to the coronavirus, including 17 new deaths reported today. All of those who have died are adults, the health department said.

At least 38 people have died in the Harrisburg region, including one new death reported today in Lebanon County. The health department released new numbers today.

The number of new cases is up from the last daily update on Sunday (which reported 1,178 new cases). But it’s well below the one-day high of nearly 2,000 new cases last week. The number of new cases today represents a 6-percent increase.

There are 105,593 patients who have tested negative, the department said.

Cases have been found in all of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. Levine has said the state is particularly concerned about the high number of cases in the Philadelphia area, the Lehigh Valley and northeastern Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia leads the state with more than 6,800 patients diagnosed and 127 deaths, according to the state report. Neighboring Montgomery County is second with 2,285 cases and 65 deaths.

Lehigh County has reported 1,747 cases and 19 patients. In northeastern Pennsylvania, Luzerne County has diagnosed 1,446 patients and 21 have died.

Central Pennsylvania hasn’t been spared from COVID-19. Nearly 2,000 patients have been diagnosed with the virus in the midstate.

Lancaster County leads the midstate with 828 cases and 24 fatalities. York County is second with 331 cases and 3 deaths.

Here’s a look at the other counties in the Harrisburg region: Lebanon (284 cases and 2 deaths); Dauphin (240 cases and 4 deaths); Cumberland (122 cases and 3 deaths); Franklin (66 cases); Adams (56 cases and 1 death); and Perry (17 cases and 1 death).

In western Pennsylvania, Allegheny County has had 876 cases and 21 deaths, according to state figures.

On Friday, Gov. Tom Wolf said the long-awaited surge of newly infected patients could occur this week. Wolf said the health care system’s ability to handle that surge is going to help determine when the state can relax the stay-at-home order and other measures to curb the spread of the virus.

Earlier Friday, Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said there likely won’t be one single peak in Pennsylvania, explaining some areas across the state will peak at different times.

Levine has said the curve reflecting the growth of cases is flattening in Pennsylvania. But Levine and Wolf have urged Pennsylvanians to stay home and leave only when necessary to continue to make progress.

Pennsylvania remains under a statewide stay-at-home order until April 30. Wolf has ordered schools to be closed for the rest of the academic year so 1.7 million students will spend the spring learning remotely.

Most of the patients who have been hospitalized are 65 and older. However, about half of all patients who have contracted the virus are under the age of 50. Health care experts urge people of all ages to take the coronavirus seriously.

The state health department does not release figures on how many have recovered from the virus. Most people recover without requiring hospital care and hospitals that are treating patients don’t inform the state when patients are discharged, the health department has said.

Earlier today, Penn State Health announced it would providing updates on cases at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Health St. Joseph in Reading, including those who have been discharged. The Hershey Medical Center has discharged 32 patients while the St. Joseph Medical Center has discharged 11 patients.

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