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HARRISBURG -- The numbers continue to head in the wrong direction, Pennsylvania.
Over the past two days, Pennsylvania added 18,646 new positive cases of COVID-19 -- 10,684 on Sunday and 7,962 on Monday -- bringing the statewide total to 499,764.
Centre County 201 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days -- 152 for Sunday and 49 for Monday -- to bring its total to 7,737, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. In Clinton County, the DOH reported 84 cases over the past two days -- 45 for Sunday and 39 for Monday -- to bring its total to 1,306.
Deaths are on the rise as well. Throughout the Commonwealth, the DOH reported 330 new COVID-19 deaths -- 201 for Sunday and 129 for Monday -- increasing Pennsylvania's total to 12,565. In Centre County, the DOH lists 106 total deaths attributed to the virus among its residents, an increase of 10 since Saturday. Coroner Scott Sayers has confirmed 71 COVID-19 deaths in Centre County, ranging in age from 55 to 104. In Clinton County, the DOH reports 15 deaths since it began compiling data.
As far as negative test results are concerned, Centre County had 328 new negative test results to increase its total to 50,233. Clinton County saw 72 of its residents test negative for a total of 6,578. Across Pennsylvania there were 35,436 new negatives for a total of 3,060,689.
Mount Nittany Medical Center is treating 47 COVID-19 patients between the ages of 32 and 95 as of Monday morning, according to a hospital spokesperson.
Across the state, 6,026 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, with 1,249 in ICU and 697 on ventilators as of Monday morning.
Centre County nursing and personal care homes reported 10 new positives among residents and one among employees. A total of 17 long-term care facilities in the county have had a combined 534 resident cases and 98 employee cases. In Clinton County, a total of four long-term care facilities report 36 cases among residents and eight among employees. There have been no deaths reported.
An estimated 58 percent of COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered, according to a DOH calculation.
Lycoming County added 135 cases of COVID-19 on Monday. Its total now stands at 3,952. In other nearby counties, the numbers look like this: Cambria (7,143), Blair (6,230), Clearfield (2,861), Union (2,219), Potter (429) and Cameron (63).
For more information on COVID-19 or to take a closer look at the numbers, visit health.pa.gov.