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HARRISBURG -- The death toll in Pennsylvania continues to climb.
There were 368 new COVID-19 deaths statewide on Wednesday, a single-day high. A total of 16,914 Pennsylvanians have died as a result of the virus.
The state added 9,474 positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. That brings the statewide total to 683,389. The 9,474 positive cases mark the highest count in the past two weeks.
Locally, Clinton County added 19 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. Its total now stands at 2,085. Centre County added 77 cases of the deadly virus. Its total now stands at 9,348.
As far as negative tests are concerned, Clinton County added 10 negatives on Wednesday. It has now seen now has seen 7,425 residents test negative. Centre County had 70 additional negative test results on Wednesday. It has now seen 52,958 residents test negative. Across Pennsylvania, there were 11,822 new negatives for a total of 3,326,956.
Locally, the death toll climbed. Clinton County added three more deaths. The DOH reported one new death attributed to the virus among Centre County residents, bringing the county's total to 147. Coroner Scott Sayers has confirmed 107 COVID-19 deaths in Centre County, ranging in age from 55 to 104.
Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College is currently treating 53 COVID-19 inpatients ranging in age from 41 to 98, according to a hospital spokesperson.
Throughout the state, 5,613 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, including 1,120 in ICU and 673 on ventilators, as of Wednesday morning.
Nursing and personal care homes in Clinton County reported 92 cases among residents, 22 employee cases and one resident death. Meanwhile, nursing and personal care homes in Centre County reported 13 new cases among residents and one among residents. A total of 16 long-term care facilities in the county have had a combined 604 resident cases, 128 employee cases and 127 resident deaths.
An estimated 71 percent of COVID-19 patients in the state have recovered, according to a DOH calculation.
In Lycoming County, there were 101 new cases of COVID-19 added to the count on Wednesday. It's total now stands at 6,474. In other nearby counties, the numbers look like this: Cambria (9,214), Blair (8,419), Clearfield (4,471), Union (3,102), Potter (659) and Cameron (173).
For more information about COVID-19 or to take a closer look at the numbers, visit health.pa.gov.