HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania health officials on Wednesday reported 63 new deaths of people with COVID-19, raising the statewide toll to 647.
More than 1,100 additional people tested positive for the new coronavirus, for a new statewide total of nearly 26,500, according to the state Department of Health.
The number of new virus infections has declined in recent days, and state Health Secretary Dr. Levine has said “the curve has been flattened significantly” after weeks of social distancing.
Gov. Tom Wolf closed schools and nonessential businesses indefinitely and ordered people to stay home.
For most people, the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up in a couple of weeks. Older adults and people with existing health problems are at higher risk of more severe illness, including pneumonia, or death.
