County COVID-19 surge coincides with large gatherings
- by Florence Jennings
- in Sport
- — Nov 10, 2020
The United States officially surpassed 10 million total confirmed COVID-19 cases Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Total case numbers included 149,766 people who have recovered and are no longer considered infectious or required to isolate themselves.
The COVID Tracking Project lists the death count at 24th highest in the country overall and the 29th highest per capita at 48.3 deaths per 100,000 people.
A further 10 deaths were also reported as Stormont ministers met to discuss the extension of a four-week circuit-break lockdown due to expire on Thursday.
7, the last available data at the moment, there were 4,035 additional positive cases of COVID-19. Sunday's increase is now the fourth-highest single-day increase, and Monday's is the second-highest. Patients who are deemed as recovered either no longer exhibit the symptoms of COVID-19 or 30 days has passed since they tested positive.
The state Department of Health generally does not identify the specific communities within a county where cases are located, or a business, event or setting that may be the source of a surge to protect patient confidentiality.
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Since the pandemic began in March, Pennsylvania has recorded 234,296 total cases - confirmed and probable.
The seven-day average of daily new cases on Saturday crept just above 20 and was the highest since late September, before dipping slightly Sunday.
Saint Alphonsus Health System: As of November 6, the health system was reporting 60 patients in its hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 out of 327 patients overall.
Georgetown County cases have increased to 2,066 since the beginning of the pandemic, DHEC reports. Numerous cases are being traced back to social gatherings where masking and physical distancing break down.
The number of Ohioans have died with the coronavirus rose by 11, to 5,517.
After crossing 13,000 combined cases on Thursday, the Lehigh Valley is already likely to reach 14,000 this week, now sitting at 13,788 total cases between its two counties. Officials say that such gatherings are where the coronavirus can easily spread, especially if people do not wear proper face coverings securely over their nose and mouth.
