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COVID-19 cases jump in Pa. to highest number in more than a month

The seven-day case average has been slowly rising across the state in the past week.

  • Sam Dunklau
A shopper looks at a display of televisions at a Costco Warehouse in Robinson Township, Pa., on Thursday, May 14, 2020.

 Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo

A shopper looks at a display of televisions at a Costco Warehouse in Robinson Township, Pa., on Thursday, May 14, 2020.

(Harrisburg) — The state Health Department reported 1,160 new positive COVID-19 cases Thursday — the largest one-day jump in more than a month.

Since an uptick in July, cases in Pennsylvania had been mostly declining. But the seven day case average has been slowly rising across the state in the past week.

Allegheny and York counties each reported more than 100 new cases, while Philadelphia reported more than 250.  The seven-day average of cases in several midstate counties has gone up in the past week.

The Health Department says a big chunk of those new cases are among young college-age people. Testing centers have also been processing more tests in the last few days.

The state’s progress in combating the coronavirus pandemic overshadowed nearly every debate between state lawmakers during this week’s session.

The House G-O-P is still characterizing Governor Tom Wolf’s emergency measures as unnecessary and want to fully reopen the state in an attempt to save struggling businesses. Democrats rebuked those ideas, saying the pandemic is nowhere near over and protecting lives is more important than livelihoods.

Governor Wolf, meanwhile, reissued a statewide disaster declaration this week, ensuring orders to wear masks and socially-distance, among other measures, will remain in place.”

 

 

 

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