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HARRISBURG -- Cases of COVID-19 seem to have begun to stabilize locally.
On Saturday, Clinton County added 10 cases of COVID-19. Its total now stands at 2,417. Also on Saturday, Centre County reported 74 new cases of the deadly virus to bring its total to 10,525. The data is based on reports from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Throughout the state, Pennsylvania added 5,785 new positives. That brings the statewide total to 799,957.
Clinton County added 24 new negative tests on Saturday. The county now has seen 7,781 of its residents test negative. Centre County had 280 additional negative test results, increasing its total to 55,596. Throughout the Commonwealth, there were 13,149 new negatives for a total of 3,546,910.
In Clinton County, the death toll remained at 46. In Centre County, there were two new COVID-19 deaths among residents to bring the total to 183. Meanwhile, Centre County coroner Scott Sayers has confirmed 130 deaths attributed to the virus in Centre County. They range in age from 55 to 104.
According to the DOH, there were 205 new COVID-19 deaths on Saturday. A total of 20,526 Pennsylvanians have died from the virus.
In nursing and personal care homes, there are 61,355 resident cases of COVID-19, and 11,522 cases among employees, for a total of 72,877 at 1,528 distinct facilities in all 67 counties. Out of our total deaths, 10,217 have occurred in residents from nursing or personal care facilities. In Clinton County, there are six nursing and personal care homes with cases of COVID-19. There are 99 cases among residents and 35 among employees. There have been three deaths.
According to the state's hospital preparedness dashboard, which includes both Mount Nittany Medical Center and rehabilitation hospitals, 34 COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized in Centre County, including two in intensive care and two on ventilators.
Statewide, 3,997 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, including 803 in ICUs and 479 on ventilators, as of Saturday afternoon.
According to a DOH calculation, an estimated 79 percent of COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered.
Lycoming County added 61 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. Its total now stands at 7,710. In other nearby counties, the numbers look like this: Cambria (10,501), Blair (9,636), Clearfield (5,335), Union (3,849), Potter (797) and Cameron (225).
For more information about COVID-19 or to take a closer look at the numbers, visit health.pa.gov.