The Pennsylvania Department of Health has reported 693 new coronavirus cases today, raising the statewide total to 4,087.

At least 48 have died, including 10 new fatalities reported today, according to the health department. The department issued new figures today.

Cases have now been reported in 59 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. The new cases reported today mark another one-day high.

There are 33,777 patients who have tested negative. The health department no longer issues the number of pending test results, since most testing is done in commercial laboratories.

More than half of the state’s cases have been reported in the Philadelphia area. The city of Philadelphia now has more than 1,000 cases (1,007 cases and 7 fatalities), while neighboring Montgomery County has 540 confirmed cases.

Nonetheless, cases continue to rise across the state. Allegheny County alone has 290 cases.

Lancaster County leads the midstate counties with 97 patients, including 30 new cases reported today. Around the Harrisburg region, York County has 54 cases, Dauphin County has 36, Lebanon County has 27 and Cumberland County has 24.

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.

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine has continually stressed the need for all residents to practice social distancing and wash their hands repeatedly to protect against the coronavirus. She has urged younger adults to take the virus seriously.

More than half of all patients in Pennsylvania who have been diagnosed are under the age of 50, according to state figures.

Seniors are especially susceptible to more serious complications from the coronavirus. About half of all those who are hospitalized are 65 and older.

Gov. Tom Wolf has said he and health officials are concerned that if the rapid spread of the virus continues at the current pace, the state’s hospitals could be overwhelmed. The first case of coronavirus in the state was reported on March 6.

Wolf has taken aggressive steps to curb the spread of the outbreak. He has issued stay-at-home orders to 22 counties. More than 9 million people - about three-quarters of the state’s residents - in a county with a stay-at-home order.

The governor has ordered businesses across Pennsylvania to shut down temporarily to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Thousands of companies have applied for waivers to stay open. Some businesses and trade groups have complained the Wolf administration’s order is preventing companies that offer life-sustaining services to operate.

Schools are closed until at least April 6 and Wolf has said they could be closed longer if necessary. School districts are working to deliver online instruction and bracing for the possibility that schools won’t reopen this spring. Schools are under increasing pressure to begin offering remote instruction, as the governor signed a bill calling for districts to make a good faith effort to continue educating kids.

Universities and colleges around Pennsylvania have shifted to online instruction. For some instructors and students, there’s a steep learning curve.

Note: This story has been updated to correct the number of fatalities. The state initially said in a news release that 49 have died but then revised the number to 48 deaths in a news conference later this afternoon.

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