Pennsylvania coronavirus update: 8K new cases reported statewide on Saturday; Lehigh Valley reaches 20,000 total cases | Map of Pa County. COVID-19 (11/28/20)



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The Lehigh Valley surpassed the total of 20,000 coronavirus cases on Saturday, as more than 8,000 new cases were reported across Pennsylvania.

Statewide, COVID-19 cases now total 351,667 since the pandemic was detected here in March. The statewide death toll rose to 10,275 as 41 more residents died from illnesses linked to the coronavirus.

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4,114 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 on Saturday, far more than the previous peak in spring.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports thousands of new cases a day, but Saturday’s update – 8,053 new cases – was only the second time the state has surpassed 8,000 in a single day . The first was two days earlier on Thanksgiving, when the state set a daily record of 8,425 newly reported cases.

Locally, the two Lehigh Valley counties – which as of Saturday had 20,182 total cases since the start of the pandemic – have recently seen daily case reports increase by the hundreds, state data showed.

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It took 197 days for the Lehigh Valley to register its first 10,000 cases, but only 64 days for the other 10,000.

Northampton County recorded 236 new cases on Saturday alone, the county’s highest single-day report so far. Lehigh County recorded 298 new cases on Saturday, a day removed from its own record of 315.

A death was reported in Northampton County on Saturday, bringing Lehigh Valley’s combined COVID-19 toll to 714 people.

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Steve Novak can be reached at [email protected].

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